Julia Warrener, Interim Dean of Health and Social Work at the University of Hertfordshire, reflects on the government’s latest idea to create a new care taskforce, claiming they already had a catalogue of past enquires and commissions to build from.

This week ministers gathered to discuss the Bill as it entered its second reading in the House of Commons and it’s fair to say they had quite a lot of opinions to express. 

Some 31 groups and organisations receive money from UK Shared Prosperity Fund to support local communities 

Hitting assessment targets and recruiting new staff were some of the problems highlighted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in their new report.

Patients undergoing routine blood tests in A&E departments at two Liverpool hospitals will be screened for blood-borne viruses – unless they opt out. 

With 2024 drawing to a close, Dr Jonathan Shaw, former surgeon and emergency physician, reflects on issues that have poisoned the sector and suggests smart technology could be the systems only successful antidote.