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Could I have saved my parents if I'd been taught CPR?

Could I have saved my parents if I'd been taught CPR?

Cameron McGerr should have been with his parents to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary last month. Instead, Lynne and Kevin McGerr's 16-year-old son stood in front of MSPs in the Scottish Parlia …

Covid care home policy was 'least worst decision' - Hancock

Covid care home policy was 'least worst decision' - Hancock

Former health secretary Matt Hancock has denied claims the government's attempt to throw a protective ring around care homes in 2020, early in the Covid pandemic, was empty rhetoric. In an irritable e …

Covid inquiry hears of care home 'slaughter'

Covid inquiry hears of care home 'slaughter'

A civil servant's assertion that there was a 'generational slaughter within care homes' in the early days of the pandemic is a phrase that 'chimes with the experience of thousands of our families', th …

Covid inquiry to look at impact on care services

Covid inquiry to look at impact on care services

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, de …

Covid inquiry told of trust do-not-resuscitate rule

Covid inquiry told of trust do-not-resuscitate rule

At least one NHS trust put in place a blanket 'do-not-resuscitate' order for sick patients in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard. It would mean individuals were considered ineligible for potent …

Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified

Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified

The most senior doctor in NHS England has said he was 'personally terrified' that hospitals could have been overwhelmed in the early stages of the pandemic. Prof Sir Stephen Powis told the Covid inqui …