Families who lost loved ones to coronavirus and were “ripped apart” by Boris Johnson’s actions will not be able to move on following his resignation, a campaign group said. The
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Mental health reforms must go further to address the “scandal” of vulnerable people being “effectively incarcerated” in secure institutions, a former health secretary has urged. Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt (pictured)
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Covid-19 outbreaks in care homes have jumped for the third week in a row while hospital numbers are continuing to rise, in further evidence the virus is once again becoming
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Since the post-COVID reopening of the economy, staffing shortages in the care sector in England have been of increasing concern. In October 2021, British charity Skills for Care warned that,
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Covid-19 outbreaks in care homes are rising while hospital admissions among the very elderly are showing early signs of an increase, new figures suggest. The number of suspected outbreaks of
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The inquests into the deaths of two care home residents involved in a boating accident have been opened. Alex Wood, 43, and Alison Tilsley, 63 (pictured), died on Roadford Lake,
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Tributes have been paid to two care home residents who died in a boating accident. Alex Wood, 43, and Alison Tilsley, 63, died during an incident on Roadford Lake, near
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A care home firm has been fined £450,000 after a catalogue of health and safety failings led to a vulnerable resident drowning in a bath. Margaret Glasgow was a resident
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More than a fifth of care home beds in England are unfilled, according to new estimates. The number of care home residents has fallen by around 8% since before the
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The chair of Scotland’s inquiry into coronavirus has said it will not “shy away” from making findings where the wrong decisions have been made. Lady Poole will chair the inquiry
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