Matt Hancock has endorsed the idea of setting up a “What Works” centre to gather evidence on the quality of palliative care in the UK and inform debate around assisted
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Social services are overly focused on “investigating” families struggling to care for their children rather than providing support to help them through their difficulties, a report has found. The Independent
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Boris Johnson twice described Health Secretary Matt Hancock as “hopeless” early in the coronavirus pandemic, according to private messages published by former aide Dominic Cummings. Mr Cummings (pictured) published a
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The Government is to announce that care home workers will be required to have mandatory coronavirus vaccinations. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is known to be in favour of the move,
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Gaps in support for grieving families will be addressed, bereavement minister Nadine Dorries pledged as she addressed the launch of the UK Commission on Bereavement. “We are aware that there
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Many care providers in England are living hand to mouth and the Government appears “complacent” about the potential for local markets to fail, MPs have warned. The coronavirus pandemic has
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The NHS is to launch Long Covid services for children and young people. While children are less likely to suffer the severe effects of Covid-19, some have suffered long-term after
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The majority of people seeking help with their grief have struggled to access bereavement services during the coronavirus pandemic, early research suggests. Many people struggling after a bereavement faced long
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Care home residents in England will be able to leave their home for more visits without needing to self-isolate for 14 days on their return, the Government has said. This
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Boris Johnson has delayed the end of England’s coronavirus restrictions by up to four weeks after being warned the move could lead to thousands of deaths and unbearable pressure on
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