Mother says her 24-year-old son’s care at a hospital in Cheshire is ‘worse than being in prison’The family of an autistic man confined to an apartment and fed through a hatch are planning a legal challenge against his conditions, in a case that will in…
‘Where’s the logic?’: how England’s ‘no jab, no job’ policy will hit a care worker
Debbie Vickers is among tens of thousands of care home staff likely to lose jobs because of Covid vaccine rulesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCarol Thomas, a retired health academic who lives with multiple sclerosis, is abo…
Coronavirus report warned of impact on UK four years before pandemic
Exclusive: Report from planning exercise in 2016 alerted government of need to stockpile PPE and set up contact tracing systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSenior health officials who war-gamed the impact of a coronavirus …
Ex-Uber driver takes legal action over ‘racist’ face-recognition software
UK driver alleges his account was illegally deactivated when Uber software decided he was not who he said he wasAn Uber driver who lost his job when automated face-scanning software failed to recognise him is accusing the firm of indirect race discrimi…
UK PM promises bereaved families a Covid inquiry chair by Christmas
Group say in a statement they welcomed meeting but disappointed at ‘lack of urgency’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA chair will be appointed by Christmas to the public inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic and sessions shou…
Youth services in England and Wales ‘face being decimated’
Calls for more funding and 50,000 new workers and volunteers to meet steep rise in demand during CovidYouth leaders are calling for the recruitment of an additional 50,000 youth workers and volunteers to meet a tripling in levels of need during the pan…
Care homes urge easing of rules on overseas workers to avert staffing crisis
Over 70,000 care home staff will have to leave sector in November unless they get two Covid jabsCare home leaders are urging the government to lift restrictions on low-paid foreign workers entering the UK to help solve a worsening staffing crisis, whic…
What has gone wrong with social care in England?
Boris Johnson is not the first to try to fix the problems that have made care costs unaffordable for manyWhether it is help with washing and dressing at home or long-term nursing support, most social care in England has never been automatically free at…
Priti Patel orders review into effects of nitrous oxide
Possession could be criminalised as home secretary vows to ‘take tough action’ on use of laughing gasPossession of nitrous oxide, one of the most popular drugs among 16- to 24-year-olds, could be criminalised after the home secretary ordered experts to…