Sir Keir Starmer has said NHS workers should get a “fair” pay rise, but declined to back a 12.5% increase proposed by the Royal College of Nurses. Launching his campaign
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The Prime Minister has defended NHS Test and Trace, which could end up costing the taxpayer £37 billion, after MPs said there was “no clear evidence” it cut coronavirus infections.
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The Government has been urged to publish outstanding Covid contracts by the end of the week after being accused of “corruption”. Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Rachel Reeves
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Social care providers have had to take “drastic action” to remain sustainable because of consistent cost pressures amid the coronavirus crisis, which has taken a heavy toll on workers in
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Hundreds of thousands of care home residents in England will be able to receive indoor visits from a nominated friend or relative from today. Every resident will be able to
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A Tory former cabinet minister has come up with a social care funding plan that would involve people paying a £16,000 insurance premium after their death. Lord Lilly (pictured), who
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The Government unlawfully failed to publish details of more than 500 coronavirus-related contracts within the required time, the High Court has said. The Good Law Project took legal action against
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A leading union has warned of industrial action amid mounting anger over the Government’s recommendation of a 1% pay rise for nurses and other health workers. Unite, which represents tens
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The Government is facing a furious backlash after calling for NHS staff in England to be restricted to a pay rise of just 1%. Ministers defended the proposal at a
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Hundreds of thousands of social care staff in England have not yet received a coronavirus vaccine, figures suggest. Some 59.2% of staff in care homes for adults aged under 65
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