The NHS’ “reservist” volunteer scheme is set to be rolled out nationwide this year, expanding to 20,000 volunteers recruited. Pilot tests of the NHS Reserve Programme have seen 17,000 reservists
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Ghislaine Maxwell was once a “sophisticated” and “very impressive” British socialite until her affiliation with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein led to her detention for sex trafficking. The daughter of disgraced
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“Predator” Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of luring young girls to massage rooms for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest. The 60-year-old British socialite, who was labelled “dangerous” by the
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Two Save The Children staff were among at least 35 people, including children, who were killed in Myanmar on Christmas Eve, the group has said, in an attack it blamed
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The social care system is not fit for purpose and is “handing some children over” to criminal gangs, a report has found. The report from the Commission on Young Lives
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The Government is to relax immigration rules on care-worker jobs as the social care sector increasingly struggles to attract and keep staff. Care workers will be added to the shortage
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The NHS is in danger of being “overwhelmed” by the surge in Omicron cases, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has warned, despite further evidence it causes less severe illness than earlier
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More than six in 10 care home staff in England have not received a booster jab, figures suggest, despite the ramping up of the vaccine rollout as Omicron spreads. Some
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Nearly 16,000 children will be victims of domestic abuse over the Christmas fortnight alone, according to charity Early Intervention Foundation (EIF). The not-for-profit, which advocates for effective early intervention to
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Social care bosses have made an impassioned plea for the public to stay at home “as much as they can”, as the sector experiences a “national emergency”. Vital care is
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