People on low incomes who need to self-isolate in areas where there are high numbers of coronavirus cases will be able to claim a maximum of £182 from the Government,
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Families caring for disabled adults feel “forgotten” and “fobbed off” during the coronavirus pandemic, a survey has indicated. Three-quarters of families caring for a loved one at home had no
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Boris Johnson has been branded a “joke” and a “hypocrite” by NHS workers demanding an immediate pay rise. NHS staff, who have hinted at strike action, made their way to
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Health investigators launched an examination of guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE) for health and care staff after the death of a person who was shielding. The Healthcare Safety Investigation
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A care provider group is calling on the Government to reverse an “extraordinary” decision to allow health inspectors into care homes without regular coronavirus testing. The National Care Forum (NCF)
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The health, wellbeing and life expectancy of people with a learning disability or autism is being damaged by the services and support they receive, a new report has warned. Some
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Official inspections of health and care organisations should not resume until after winter, the NHS Confederation has said. Routine inspections were paused during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic to
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More support has been urged for women working in healthcare after a survey found almost three-quarters of staff suffered a greater negative impact than usual on their emotional wellbeing as
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Four times as many adolescents are physically abused compared with younger children in England, according to analysis of police-recorded offences. The numbers and rates of recorded physical abuse offences against
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Low pay and a lack of career benefits are leading to “generations of much-needed talent” being lost from staff working to educate and support society’s youngest children, according to a
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