We need a Captain Tom Moore to get social care the attention it deserves
It’s consistently overshadowed by the NHS but it is vital.
Public Services
Coronavirus has lifted the lid on Britain’s social care crisis
We have to secure the future of the care sector now, not later, writes Gill Cookson.
If we’re bailing out companies, let’s make them work for us
You want public money, you act in the public interest.
What’s really going on with the NHS Nightingale hospitals?
Under-staffed, under-used…Are the new hospitals just a PR move?
REVEALED: Care staff explain how they’re terrified at work over lack of PPE
“Some days going into work I could easily break down and cry.”
Demands grow for proper pay for carers after minister dodges Left Foot Forward question
On Friday, our editor Josiah (not Joshua) Mortimer asked the government if it was a mistake to brand the people whose work is saving our lives as “low skilled”. He also asked about the low level of statutory sick pay.test
NHS Trust ‘leak’ suggests doctors ‘gently discouraged’ from listing all Covid-19 deaths
“There is no requirement to write COVID 19,” the leaked guidance appears to show.
Britain’s Covid heroes must not be made to pay for the coronavirus crisis
Clive Betts MP looks at the state of public services, and asks: who will pick up the tab of this pandemic?
An open letter to Matt Hancock: Frontline Covid-19 staff need ‘Psychological First Aid’ now
SNP MP Lisa Cameron is leading calls for proper psychological support for frontline staff.Here she sets out the proposals to Matt Hancock.
REVEALED: The Tories’ deal with private hospitals amounts to a government bailout
“Shareholders, landlords, and lenders stand to gain substantially from this deal – which effectively bails them out in the midst of a global recession.”