Health secretary’s comments follow finding that Care Quality Commission struggling to identify performance issues in hospitals and care homes Wes Streeting has called England’s healthcare watchdog “not fit for purpose” after an interim report found significant failings were hampering its ability to identify poor performance at hospitals, care homes and […]
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Chancellor may raise some taxes in the autumn due to what Labour describes as its ‘shocking inheritance’ from Tories Rachel Reeves is expected to reveal a £20bn hole in government spending for essential public services on Monday, paving the way for potential tax rises in the autumn budget. Labour sources […]
Triage ‘did not uncover full extent’ of Inga Rublite’s symptoms as she waited under coat for hours in Nottingham • Timeline of events leading up to Inga Rublite’s death Staff at a hospital in Nottingham missed two opportunities to treat a woman found dying under a coat in a crowded […]
Democratic presidential contender strikes tough tone in public remarks following meeting with Israeli prime minister on US visit See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has pressed Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on the “dire” humanitarian situation in Gaza in talks that she described as frank, […]
Ross Davidson, who was in band between 2017 and 2019 as Ross Wild, also guilty of sexual assault against two women A “sadistic and manipulative” former Spandau Ballet singer has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault. Ross Davidson, 36, was convicted of assaults against three women at Wood […]
US president says it’s ‘time for younger voices’ in Oval Office speech where he also called for supreme court reform and repeats Kamala Harris endorsement ‘Capable’ Harris and Biden’s legacy: key takeaways Kevin McCarthy, the former Republican House speaker, has described attacks by his former colleagues on Kamala Harris claiming […]
Use of online tools rather than face-to-face consultations has led to misdiagnoses, missed illnesses and delayed care Patients have died after describing their symptoms to a GP in an online form rather than at a face-to-face consultation, the NHS’s safety investigations body has revealed. Online consultations with GP surgeries involve […]
Food Foundation survey finds 14% of households experienced food insecurity in June, with hunger more prevalent in larger families Families hit by the two-child benefit cap are much more likely to go hungry, skip meals or be unable to afford to eat healthily, according to new data which shows about […]
Actor has since alleged her dance partner Giovanni Pernice was ‘unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean’ The actor Amanda Abbington has revealed she and her daughter received rape and death threats after she withdrew from Strictly Come Dancing. Abbington pulled out of last year’s series in October and has since alleged […]
Increased demand for children’s services leading to meltdown, warn local authority leaders A £5bn debt crisis caused by out-of-control overspending on special educational needs could explode in less than two years, bankrupting scores of England’s local authorities, the UK government has been warned. The crisis stems from the failure to […]