Dominic Raab has condemned the Welsh Government for “abandoning” its target of 5,000 coronavirus tests a day. The Foreign Secretary – deputising for Boris Johnson as the PM continues his
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An alleged failure to test residents in a care home has been described as “shameful and unacceptable” by the Health Secretary. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Labour deputy leader
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An independent inquiry must be held into the Government’s “shocking failures” and “slow response” to the coronavirus crisis, the Liberal Democrats have said. Sir Ed Davey, the party’s acting co-leader,
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Anger over lack of supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS workers is growing as a desperately needed consignment of 400,000 gowns was delayed. The Government has been under
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Doctors and nurses will be asked to work without full-length gowns and to reuse items when treating coronavirus patients ahead of expected shortages of protective garments. The Government has been
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Claims that some care home staff are being made to pay for special badges identifying themselves as medical workers will be investigated by the Health Secretary. The introduction of the
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Deliveries of personal protective equipment (PPE) were “paltry” and became “haphazard” as the coronavirus outbreak worsened, according to a leaked letter from social care bosses. The letter to the Government
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The Government has been criticised for offering social care workers a “badge of honour” as the sector continues to face huge pressure during the coronavirus pandemic. Health Secretary Matt Hancock
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The Welsh Government has apologised after thousands of letters warning people with underlying health conditions to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic were sent to the wrong addresses. Some
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New measures will be taken to protect patients in care as it was revealed a quarter of deaths involving Covid-19 in Scotland have been in care homes. First Minister Nicola
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