All health and social care workers in Scotland will now have access to mental health support 24 hours a day, seven days a week through a new national helpline.
Without urgent action to protect children their life chances could be seriously damaged, which will cause enormous harm not only to them, but also to the economy in the long-run, says the Children's Society.
The Homes at the Heart campaign is urging government to put funding for new and existing social homes at the heart of the country’s recovery from coronavirus.
The RCN has set out a package of eight key priorities which it says are vital for the safety of health care staff and the general public as a wider range of health services resume.
Nearly nine in 10 people now believe the national government has a ‘great deal’ or ‘fair amount’ of responsibility for ensuring people generally stay healthy,
The Government must ensure that social care is never again left exposed to a pandemic, says the President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Care.
The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating existing inequalities for young women, leaving many feeling underpaid, undervalued and worried about the future, a new survey has found.