RCN call into question Government claims that 50,000 more nurses by 2024 is on track
The Government has said it is on track to recruit 50,000 more nurses in the NHS by 2024, though the claim has been called into question by a union. A
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Wales’ First Minister unveils plan for living with coronavirus and regret at end of free mass testing
Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford has said he regrets the ending of free mass Covid-19 testing but said it was inevitable after the UK Government pulled the plug on the
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Scottish Labour to propose free residential care for those aged over 65
Scots aged over 65 would receive free residential care under a Scottish Labour government, leader Anas Sarwar will say at his party’s conference. Under the party’s plans, health consequentials provided
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Social workers to review cases after IT error led to offenders ‘risk score’ being wrongly calculated
Scotland’s Justice Secretary has admitted hundreds of criminals may now be out of prison despite the risk they pose to the public being wrongly calculated. The risk posed by convicted
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New funding announced to remove barriers and reduce delays for families seeking to adopt
Families looking to adopt a child will be able to do so more quickly owing to new Government funding, it was announced on Thursday. The Government said it will invest
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Peers demand better workforce planning in health and social care as Government suffer Lords defeat
Peers have thrown down the gauntlet to the Government in demanding better workforce planning in health and social care, amid warnings of a staffing crisis. Inflicting a defeat on the
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Javid in NHS talks to cancel contracts involving energy supplied by Russian-owned Gazprom
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said the NHS must stop using energy supplied by the Russian-owned firm Gazprom. A senior government source told the PA news agency that Mr Javid
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Apology to care home staff for U-turn on mandatory jabs ‘not right thing to do’, care minister
Apologising to care home staff following the Government’s U-turn on mandatory vaccination “doesn’t feel like the right thing to do”, the care minister has said. Gillian Keegan (pictured) said the
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Sturgeon pledges 500,000 items of medical supplies to Ukraine and urges PM to do more
Scotland will send half a million items of medical supplies to Ukraine to help those “fighting a battle for democracy and freedom” against the Russian invasion, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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Peers defeat Government on demand for mental health voice on integrated care boards
Peers have defeated the Government in demanding that powerful new care bodies have a mental health “voice”. The House of Lords backed by 162 votes to 147, majority 15, a
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