Regulation of senior hospital managers could improve patient safety, the public inquiry over the crimes of nurse Lucy Letby has heard. Letby, 35, was moved to clerical duties in July
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A young mother’s relationship with her partner was a “recipe for disaster” – but he is not guilty of driving her to suicide through domestic violence, a jury was told.
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UK ambulance services are on course to report the highest ever rate of violent, aggressive and abusive incidents against their staff, leaders from the sector have warned. At least 55
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Giving domestic abuse survivors access to two weeks’ paid time off work would “save lives”, MPs have heard. Labour’s Alex McIntyre has proposed creating “safe leave” to help people address
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A leading UK forensic psychologist graded a man convicted of being part of a child abuse ring “medium risk”, a court has heard. Iain Owens (pictured) was found guilty in
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Elon Musk “knows absolutely nothing” about the subject of grooming gangs, Jess Phillips has said, after the billionaire attacked her on social media. The Home Office minister suggested her life
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John Swinney has vowed to fix problems faced by Scotland’s NHS, such as delayed discharge, saying he hopes to reduce the number of Scots on waiting lists by the end
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Patients will be able to book more tests and scans after work and at weekends as part of plans to free up millions of medical appointments and slash waiting lists
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The former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has warned against “politicising” the issue, as she urged the Government to act on the “full implementation” of reforms
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A woman who was found guilty of assaulting a child in a Glasgow drugs den where seven other people carried out “harrowing” abuse was spared further punishment although a judge
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