Hospitals in England are “close to full” as a significant number of beds are occupied by people who are medically fit to be discharged, health officials have said. It comes
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The number of alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland has reached a 15-year high, the latest official figures show. There were 1,277 deaths from conditions wholly caused by alcohol recorded in 2023,
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A lack of “basic care” for women in prisons causes such distress that some inmates resort to harming themselves, inspectors have warned amid rising levels of self-harm in jails. Inspectors
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The number of deaths across the UK specifically caused by alcohol has reached a record high, according to new figures. It is the fourth consecutive year a new record has
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The rising cost of childcare and reduced access to it in recent years have been raised by Britain’s human rights watchdog as it submitted a report to the United Nations
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The mother of Nottingham attack victim Barnaby Webber has said a report into the care received by her son’s killer is a “horror show” and mental health teams missed opportunities
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The parents of Thomas Kingston, the husband of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent’s daughter, have warned about the side-effects of antidepressants after he took his own life. Mr Kingston,
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NHS England have been urged to reconsider its decision to refuse publishing a full report into the care received by Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane, despite the wishes of the
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The convictions of child serial killer Lucy Letby have been branded “one of the major injustices of modern times” as her legal team continued its campaign protesting her innocence. Her
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Almost one in five people in England has received or witnessed NHS care being delivered in non-medical areas – such as corridors or waiting rooms – in the last six
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