A damning report from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has revealed that nearly £10 billion of public money was squandered on personal protective equipment during the pandemic…
Read more...Levels of depression and anxiety remain high and largely unrecognised among an estimated 1.8 million clinically vulnerable people in the UK, many of whom continue…
Read more...Millions of older people and those most at risk from serious illness are being urged to take up the latest spring COVID-19 vaccination, as the…
Read more...Health and social care workers across Scotland have had their pandemic experiences formally recorded by the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry, with publication of its first Narrative…
Read more...Scotland’s care sector faces one of its most significant legal changes in a generation as Anne’s Law — named after a care home resident whose…
Read more...The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has published her third report which concludes that the UK’s healthcare systems “came close to…
Read more...The next COVID-19 Day of Reflection will take place on Sunday 8 March 2026. It will be an opportunity to come together to remember those…
Read more...The first review of vaccine trials conducted in care homes concludes that it is ‘crucial’ that future vaccine trials include care homes residents. Led by…
Read more...The government has confirmed that in spring 2026, Covid-19 vaccination will be offered in England to those at highest risk of serious illness in particular…
Read more...The Chair of the UK Covid Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has published her second report which concludes that the response to the pandemic by the…
Read more...A groundbreaking documentary directed by Newcastle University academic Dr Alastair Cole which aims to change perceptions and drive change for the UK care sector, was…
Read more...The NHS has issued a ‘flu jab SOS’, with England’s top nurse warning people to get protected now, with only weeks to go before the…
Read more...A groundbreaking new documentary aiming to change perceptions and drive change for the UK care sector is set to be screened to MPs and government…
Read more...Flu and COVID-19 vaccines have been rolled out for all eligible people to help ‘winter-proof’ those most vulnerable and the NHS amid new variants circulating…
Read more...Care home operators across Wales can expect continued priority access to COVID-19 vaccinations this autumn, as the Welsh Government announces significant changes to its vaccination…
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