The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the “fragile” social care sector even closer to the edge, the head of the care regulator has warned. Covid-19 exposed and exacerbated problems in social
Read More
For the services we regulate – as for the rest of the world – the past year is divided into two parts. Pre-COVID, care was generally good, but with little
Read More
A ward at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has closed in the latest coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in Scotland. No new admissions or visitors will be allowed in Ward 212 –
Read More
An NHS trust has apologised unreservedly to a patient and his family after he was restrained on 19 occasions so staff could forcibly treat him. East Kent Hospitals University NHS
Read More
International healthcare workers should have their visas automatically renewed for free to ensure they can help tackle the UK’s second wave of coronavirus, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.
Read More
A new coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in South Wales has caused routine surgeries to be postponed, after 10 patients and five members of staff tested positive. The outbreak at
Read More
Three temporary Nightingale hospitals in the north of England could be brought back into use to deal with the spike in coronavirus cases. The facilities in Manchester, Sunderland and Harrogate
Read More
The parents of a baby boy who died seven days after his emergency delivery have said they want people to be held accountable, after a scandal-hit NHS trust was charged
Read More
People who self-harm without wanting to take their own life are being excluded from mental health services in a form of “medical ping-pong”, a report has found. A quarter of
Read More
A shortage of nurses in Northern Ireland presents a “major barrier” to restarting health services, surgeons said. Eight in 10 are concerned about lack of staff while patients deteriorate in
Read More