DWP sends message to 200,000 PIP and benefit claimants ahead of major changes
The Government has said that around 200,000 people who claim health and disability benefits such as PIP are ready to work, as it prepares to overhaul the welfare system ...
Families of Nottingham attacks victims to meet Prime Minister in bid for public inquiry
It follows the publication of a damning independent review of the multiple failings by mental health services in ...
Pelvic mesh and Sodium Valproate victims still waiting for compensation year on since damning report
England's Patient Safety Commissioner called for immediate financial redress for thousands of women impacted by pelvic mesh ...
DWP's new message to people with back, joint and muscle health conditions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled a new initiative aimed at speeding up treatment for individuals with ...
‘Patients and staff deserve better’: NHS struggles to recover from era of under-investment
Long-standing squeeze on capital spending leaves hospitals like Queen’s Medical Centre managing failing infrastructure ...
DWP PIP claimants with back, joint and muscle conditions could be treated quicker
Latest DWP figures reveal that as of the end of October, over 1.1 million people across England and Wales were receiving up ...
DWP rolls out £3.5 million plan to address musculoskeletal conditions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled a new initiative to fast-track treatment for individuals with back, joint, and muscle problems in regions with the longest waits for ...
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Chief Medical Officer told ministers puberty blocker ban 'essential to avoid serious health implications'
Stormont ministers decided to ban the prescription of puberty blockers to children questioning their gender after Northern ...
DWP shares PIP plans for people with back, joint, and muscle health conditions
Earlier this month, the benefits department announced that people with musculoskeletal conditions will be treated "quicker" to help them get into work as part of the Government’s new "Get Britain Work ...
'Some councils will be worse off' after NI increase, admits Government
Communities minister Jim McMahon said the 1.2% employers’ national insurance hike will outweigh extra money being given to some local authorities in England by the Government ...
Surge in probate cases taking more than a year: can you avoid delays?
The number of applications taking longer than 12 months rose by 134% between 2020 and 2023, according to a Freedom of ...
As it happened: Families condemn triple killer's NHS care
The NHS has "apologised unreservedly" over a series of failings in the care of triple killer Valdo Calocane, who stabbed to death Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates on 13 June 2023.