Christian Aid is calling out Britain as complicit in the war in Yemen, in direct violation of its own international commitments to regulate its arms exports to states acting illegally and repressively.
The RCN has called for a pay deal to apply to nursing staff in social care, general practice and the independent sector to avoid a ‘dangerous imbalance’ that is harming patients.
Two-thirds of MPs in England, including just over half of Conservative MPs, agree that their older constituents do not have enough high-quality care homes to choose from.
UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has attacked mediocre hospitals that “cruise along” rather than striving for “world class levels of excellence”. He referred to Mid Staffordshire, where failings led to unnecessary suffering and death.