Jemma Crew
Politics
Law to ban conversion therapy ‘will protect everyone’ – Government
The Government will publish a draft Bill detailing its proposed approach to ban conversion practices on the basis of sexuality and gender identity.
By Jemma Crew
17 Jan 2023
UK
Covid bereaved families call for ‘nothing short’ of Boris Johnson’s resignation
Bereaved families said Mr Johnson is ‘unfit to remain in office’ following the publication of Sue Gray’s report.
By Jemma Crew
31 Jan 2022
UK
Government ‘looking again’ at scrapping mandatory vaccine requirement
Ministers have been facing pressure to put back the requirement for staff in England to be double jabbed by April.
By Jemma Crew
31 Jan 2022
UK
Care home residents to reunite with loved ones as visiting restrictions lifted
From Monday, those living in care homes will be able to have unlimited visits from family and friends, the Government has said.
By Jemma Crew
31 Jan 2022
UK
Recovering addict calls for shops to keep alcohol away from queues
Experts have backed the call, saying the ‘simple step’ would help the public make healthier choices.
By Jemma Crew
31 Jan 2022
UK
Families and groups react to plans to scrap care home visiting restrictions
The Government said care home residents will be able to have unlimited visits from family and friends, while self-isolation periods will be cut.
By Jemma Crew
27 Jan 2022
UK
More than 127,000 NHS and care staff unvaccinated ahead of jab deadline
Frontline staff will be required to have had both doses of a coronavirus vaccine by April 1 as a condition of deployment, unless they are exempt.
By Jemma Crew
27 Jan 2022
UK
Rise in families with children and domestic abuse survivors assessed as homeless
Some 36,510 households were identified by local authorities as homeless and in need of help between July and September last year.
By Jemma Crew
27 Jan 2022
UK
Call to axe mandatory vaccines for frontline staff amid ‘paralysing’ need
Social care boss among those asking to delay the deadline for frontline NHS and wider social care staff to have their first jab.
By Jemma Crew
24 Jan 2022
UK
Terminally ill benefits claimants to be exempt from work search requirements
The Government is amending existing regulations ‘to streamline the process and provide certainty to those approaching the end of their lives’.
By Jemma Crew
24 Jan 2022
UK
Government could tighten controls on opioid 500 times stronger than morphine
Isotonitazene is a synethic opioid that is used instead of or in addition to heroin, and has been linked to fatal overdoses.
By Jemma Crew
21 Jan 2022
UK
One in five adults had difficulty getting lateral flow tests in January – ONS
People particularly struggled when ordering tests from the Government website and collecting them from pharmacies.
By Jemma Crew
21 Jan 2022
UK
Care home staff vacancy rate almost doubled since April, says regulator
The Care Quality Commission warned last year of a ‘serious and deteriorating’ situation in terms of recruitment and staff retention in the sector.
By Jemma Crew
19 Jan 2022
UK
Government denies ‘dragging feet’ over free school meals eligibility extension
The provision of free school meals was temporarily extended during the pandemic to children in some families with no recourse to public funds.
By Jemma Crew
19 Jan 2022
UK
Weekly Covid deaths rise after bank holiday registration delays
Some 922 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending January 7 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate.
By Jemma Crew
18 Jan 2022
UK
Career in care requires something that they can’t teach in school – Ade Adepitan
Celebrities have joined forces to encourage people to take up a career in the adult social care sector, which has 105,000 vacancies.
By Jemma Crew
18 Jan 2022
UK
Energy price rise could ‘devastate’ poorest families – analysis
The poorest adults could be forced to spend more than half of their income after housing on energy bills, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns.
By Jemma Crew
18 Jan 2022
UK
UK should ‘share Covid vaccine doses with world over further boosters at home’
Most adults understand that ‘we need to vaccinate the world to end the pandemic at home’, according to a survey for the ONE Campaign.
By Jemma Crew
18 Jan 2022
UK
Police must investigate No 10 parties now, says woman arrested at Everard vigil
Patsy Stevenson said the Met must examine the reports immediately if it wants to ‘have any trust with the public’.
By Jemma Crew
14 Jan 2022
UK
Vulnerable ‘left in their beds and isolated for longer’ due to care shortages
Some councils are being forced to make “extremely difficult” decisions to prioritise basic care over other visits, Adass said.
By Jemma Crew
13 Jan 2022
UK
More than half of adults in some of England’s biggest cities not boosted – NHS
It comes as the Government allocated £22.5 million to fund an army of vaccine volunteers to improve take-up in harder-to-reach communities.
By Jemma Crew
13 Jan 2022