Matt Hancock ignored call to test all NHS staff, Covid inquiry hears

Getty Images The government ignored an early warning by two Nobel prize-winning scientists that all healthcare workers should be routinely tested for coronavirus in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has

Nursing and Midwifery Council ‘should’ve acted faster’ over Letby

The nursing watchdog “should’ve acted faster” when responding to concerns about baby killer Lucy Letby, its new boss has said. Paul Rees, appointed head of the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Bill to ban use of police cells during mental health detention

Getty Images Police will no longer be able to hold people who are being detained for mental health reasons in police cells, under government plans for England and Wales. Officers