Bereaved families, whose loved ones died in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, are preparing legal claims against the Health Secretary, the Health Security Agency and individual care homes in relation to the deaths. The families, represented by law firm Leigh Day, sent a letter...

Organisations representing people needing care and support have welcomed the Prime Minister’s acceptance of changes to the Terms of Reference for the public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic to look at the effect on the human rights of vulnerable people within the health and...