A major supplier of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Covid-19 testing kits is in dispute with the Government over a £150 million contract. Novacyt developed one of the UK’s first coronavirus
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Campaigners have raised fears some vital community probation services have lost out on Government funding amid reforms to the system. The Ministry of Justice announced an initial £195 million will
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A school music teacher who once appeared on BBC talent show The Voice has been jailed after “readily and enthusiastically” sharing fantasies about sexually abusing pupils online. Paul Rajasegaram (pictured),
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Deals for personal protective equipment (PPE) often failed within “minutes” early in the pandemic, the Government has said as it defended the use of a so-called “VIP lane” in a
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Downing Street has denied that a NHS Test and Trace delay in alerting local authorities in hotspot areas to positive cases helped contribute to the spread of the Indian variant.
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A care home worker has been found guilty of the infanticide of her newborn daughter, who was found dead in a park. Babita Rai, who is Nepalese, was cleared by
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Healthcare staff who have worked through the coronavirus crisis should have a similar mental health service as that offered to war veterans, a group of leading medical organisations has said.
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A GP has spoken about her “miracle” recovery after suffering from Covid-19 so severely that she said her final goodbyes to her husband and daughter over video call. Dr Anushua
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Senior officials were “hounding” colleagues over the approval of a PPE supply contract worth a quarter-of-a-billion pounds to a hedge fund with “close ties” to the Government, the High Court
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The exceptional efforts of the social care workforce will be recognised through a new award launched by the Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care. Professor Deborah Sturdy (pictured) has outlined
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