James Melley Senior Social Affairs Producer BBC In the early days of the pandemic, care home staff donned full personal protective equipment The Covid inquiry will start examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people on Monday. Bereaved families say they have been waiting for this moment for years,…
Megha MohanBBC World Service gender and identity correspondent Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Melinda French Gates has pledged a total of $1bn for women’s care Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has said women’s health is chronically underfunded, as she committed $50m to researching the issue. This is part of her pledge to invest $1bn in the field…
Sharon Barbourand Mary O’Reilly,BBC Local Investigations BBC Kate Driver says her cancer diagnosis was delayed and she was not offered the option of breast reconstruction Breast cancer patients suffered unnecessary mastectomies, delayed diagnoses and a lack of compassionate care at an NHS Trust in north-east England, the BBC has learned. More than 200 cases are…
Jonathan Coffey BBC Panorama BBC Listen to Jonathan read this article. When it comes to the Lucy Letby case, there are two parallel universes. In one, the question of her guilt is settled. She is a monster who murdered seven babies and attempted to murder seven more while she was a nurse at the Countess…
