The social care sector was under-prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic as it was “already in crisis”, an inquiry has heard. Rozanne Foyer, general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress
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Care home staff were “very scared” to go to work during the Covid-19 pandemic in case they brought the virus back home with them, an inquiry has heard. Paul Arkison
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Families bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic want “truth, answers and accountability” when decision-making in Northern Ireland is examined by the UK-wide inquiry, a solicitor has said. Enda McGarrity, who represents
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The chairwoman of the public inquiry examining the deaths of almost 2,000 mental health patients in Essex is inviting applications from core participants. The inquiry will investigate the deaths of
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The NHS can recover from the Covid-19 pandemic if it has enough effort and resourcing put into it, a leading clinician has told an inquiry. Addressing the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry,
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All deaths not investigated by a coroner will need to be reviewed by medical examiners from September, the Government has announced. The move, which has been criticised for long delays,
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The death of a transgender teenager who took his own life potentially because of his mental health and gender identity issues could have been contributed to by failures in his
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A “sadistic” killer’s placement in a classroom alongside vulnerable trans teenager Brianna Ghey will be investigated at the inquest into her death, a court has heard. Brianna, 16, was lured
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The public inquiry examining the deaths of almost 2,000 mental health patients in Essex has been expanded, officials have announced. The initial inquiry into the deaths of people on mental
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A lawyer representing patient groups at the Covid-19 Inquiry has called for clarity on when the probe will examine the impact the pandemic had on mental health. It comes after
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