The Government has taken more than a year to respond to a review outlining how to speed up NHS patients’ access to innovative medicines, a charity has said. Muscular Dystrophy
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The Government has launched an appeal against a ruling that its controversial benefit cap unlawfully discriminates against lone parents with children under two. A High Court judge in London said
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A number of children’s homes fear they could face closure due to a change in the interpretation of the law on pay for overnight carers, ministers have been warned. The
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A new law that will introduce a minimum price for the sale of alcohol in Wales has been unveiled by the Welsh Government. The Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol)
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Harriet Harman has called for whistle-blowing hotlines to be set up in response to the “endemic” abuse against women. The veteran Labour MP said society needed to do more in
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Changes to the way assaults on NHS staff are recorded have been criticised by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The RCN expressed concern that the Government intends to rely
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Measures to tackle emergency funding shortfalls in key public services will cost £10 billion over five years but amount to a “sticking plaster” solution, according to expert analysis of government
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One in four low paid workers are “permanently stuck” in poorly paid jobs, with little chance of earning higher salaries, a new study finds. Low pay is “endemic” in the
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Care workers who cover sleepover shifts are to be paid the real living wage. Health Secretary Shona Robison said carers employed overnight to provide support will now receive the real
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The smacking of children will be banned in Scotland, the Scottish Government has confirmed. Ministers have said they will ensure that a Bill brought forward by Green MSP John Finnie
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