The Government is facing a furious backlash after calling for NHS staff in England to be restricted to a pay rise of just 1%. Ministers defended the proposal at a
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The Government has yet to devise a solution to the social care crisis despite Boris Johnson saying he had a “clear plan” when he became Prime Minister, the Chancellor has
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Care groups, MPs and charities have criticised the absence of measures to address growing social care pressures in this year’s budget, saying “disappointment rings heavy”. The Government has made a
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Almost two-thirds of MPs want funding for social care to be increased by £7 billion a year over the next two years, a survey suggests. And almost a quarter believe
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Scottish Government ministers have been warned they risk missing their targets on child poverty – as analysis indicated a new payment to help poorer families does not go far enough.
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The UK’s Covid-19 alert level has been lowered as the country’s top medics said the threat of the NHS being overwhelmed has receded. The Level 5 alert was announced on
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Northern Ireland’s Health Minister has restated his preference for a gradual emergence from lockdown. Robin Swann (pictured) advocated “safe and controlled measures” to avoid seeing the impact of the opening
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An unlawful failure to publish details of billions of pounds’ worth of coronavirus-related contracts was “an entirely proportionate and reasonable consequence of a very difficult situation”, a Health Minister has
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Labour has called on Matt Hancock to apologise over awarding health contracts to companies during the pandemic which provided “duff” personal protective equipment (PPE). Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth (pictured)
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Rates of coronavirus in Wales have fallen by more than 80% since December, the country’s deputy chief medical officer has said. Dr Chris Jones (pictured) said the incidence rate of
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