Almost one in five has received or witnessed ‘corridor care’, poll finds
Almost one in five people in England has received or witnessed NHS care being delivered in non-medical areas – such as corridors or waiting rooms – in the last six
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Care home and hospital inspections years out of date, says CQC chief executive
The Care Quality Commission has “lost its way” with inspections of care homes, hospitals and other facilities years out of date, its new chief executive has said. Sir Julian Hartley
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Minister expects priority to be children’s life chances as Ofsted plans unveiled
Bridget Phillipson has said she expects the “first priority” of unions to be “children and their life chances”, after her new proposals for Ofsted inspections were criticised for being worse
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Millions face higher than usual council tax hikes amid bid to stabilise services
Millions of households are facing a council tax hike beyond normal thresholds this year, as Angela Rayner warned of further “tough decisions” to “rebuild and stabilise” local government. The Deputy
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NHS ordered to make improvements to patient care while cutting costs
The NHS has been ordered to drive improvements in hospital waiting times and cancer care while at the same time cutting costs. New planning guidance for the health service in
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Bishop of Liverpool resigns after sexual assault and harassment claims
The Bishop of Liverpool has resigned after allegations of sexual assault and harassment were made against him. The Right Reverend Dr John Perumbalath said he had decided to retire without
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Covid inquiry hears some vaccine injured have waited over a year for help ruling
More than 1,000 people who have sought support from the vaccine damage payment scheme after being injured or bereaved as a result of Covid-19 jabs have been waiting a year
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Assisted dying: Ex-judge says coercion ‘extraordinarily difficult to detect’
Coercion is “extraordinarily difficult to detect”, a former Supreme Court judge said as he gave evidence to MPs scrutinising the assisted dying Bill. Lord Sumption (pictured) said he is in
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MPs critical of NHS leaders after ‘disappointing and frustrating’ evidence session
MPs have expressed “frustration” over “lengthy and diffuse answers” given by senior health leaders as they were challenged over NHS performance. The chair of the Health and Social Care committee
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Local inquiry into grooming gangs needed in London – former mayoral candidate
There should “absolutely” be a local inquiry into the extent grooming gangs are operating in London, according to the former Conservative mayoral candidate. Susan Hall (pictured), who also chairs the
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