England children's hospices facing staffing crisis almost twice as severe as NHS
For families of children with life-limiting conditions, hospice care is invaluable, but providing that support is getting harder because of staff shortages.
Based in Westminster, Daniel reports on UK politics for ITV News programmes and digital platforms. He is the presenter of ITV News podcasts Calling Peston and Will Trump Win? Daniel previously covered politics for ITV Regional News. In 2018, he won a Royal Television Society Award for his reporting in the North West of England and his reports investigating child poverty were nominated for The Orwell Prize.
For families of children with life-limiting conditions, hospice care is invaluable, but providing that support is getting harder because of staff shortages.
This Queen’s Speech marks the biggest step this Conservative government has made towards addressing the deep-rooted issues within social housing.
The need for social housing is so desperate that any policy that sells more of them without immediately replacing them could be catastrophic, writes Dan Hewitt.