Groups have dubbed a new £500 million winter discharge fund as insufficient and said the Government must deliver a “much bigger and bolder plan” for social care. Charities, social care
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The “dysfunctional” youth custody system is failing to provide vulnerable girls with the help they need, a group of watchdogs has warned. Girls and young women faced “significant challenges” when
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Millions of people are missing out on rehab after heart attacks and cancer, a new report suggests. Leading physiotherapists said that some groups are particularly affected and warned that without
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Liz Truss has vowed that no-one will be forced to sell their homes to pay for social care. The Prime Minister’s commitment goes further than under Boris Johnson’s social care
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Physiotherapy staff across England and Wales will vote on industrial action after overwhelmingly rejecting this year’s NHS pay award. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) said almost 80% of those
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The parents of Madeleine McCann are “naturally disappointed” at losing their legal battle over comments made by a retired Portuguese detective but said they only took action to protect the
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Child poverty campaigners have called on the new Prime Minister to scrap the “truly catastrophic” benefit cap. Households whose benefits are capped will be left on average £65 a week
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New Health Secretary Therese Coffey has come under fire after her office issued guidance telling workers to “be positive” and avoid using policy wonk “jargon”. An email, understood to have
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There is a “workforce crisis” across European health systems, experts have warned. The European branch of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that tackling workforce issues was “absolutely critical” and
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A staff association representing thousands of police officers has hit out at “opportunistic and insensitive” tweets by a mental health charity following the death of Chris Kaba. Mind faced criticism
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