Death of autistic teenager in hospital was ‘potentially avoidable’, report finds

The death of an autistic teenager who was prescribed medication against his and his parents’ wishes…

Report shows staff at children’s gender clinic felt pressured to administer puberty-blocking drugs

A clinic treating transgender children failed to implement recommendations from 15 years ago after staff raised…

Hospital chief in mask row quit after watchdog’s report

They were leading a Q&A session while sitting in front of a sign setting out infection…

Quarter of a million cancer referrals missed due to Covid, says report

More than a quarter of a million urgent cancer referrals were missed due to coronavirus, a…

Social care in England on the brink of becoming unsustainable, warns report

Social care in England is on the brink of becoming unsustainable after “lost decade”, a new…

Number of high-risk drinkers almost doubled in lockdown, report reveals

The number of high-risk drinkers nearly doubled during lockdown, with the problem worse in groups of…

More than 800m children suffer from lead poisoning worldwide, major report reveals

For example, the batteries for electric rickshaws, which are typically charged twice a day, have a…

Lockdown may cost 200k lives, government report shows

But charities said more should have been done to get medical care up and running quickly…

Government report admits Covid cases were linked to patients moving from care homes to hospitals

The new results differ from the latest Public Health England (PHE) statistics, which state that just…

Doctors report more babies with suspected abuse-related head trauma during lockdown

 Less than 10 per cent of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Brazil were asymptomatic and the majority…