The UK Government is to block controversial reforms of the gender recognition process passed by Holyrood, in a move branded by Nicola Sturgeon as a “full-frontal attack” on the Scottish
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The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has admitted “horrific” failures by the force and apologised to victims after an elite armed officer was revealed as one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders.
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A watchdog says a belief among some Home Office staff that migrants are trying to abuse the system is causing “shortcomings” in the care of vulnerable groups in immigration removal
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The Health Secretary has been warned by doctors’ unions that he must address the “workforce crisis” at a meeting during which there was no movement on pay demands. Steve Barclay
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Antidepressant prescriptions for children in one part of Scotland have increased by almost 60% in six years, research has found. Experts from the University of Aberdeen compared mental health prescriptions issued
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A Government plan to X-ray child asylum seekers to check their age could put them at risk of harm from radiation and cause distress, advisers have warned. The scientific advisory
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Physiotherapists are to stage two strikes in the coming weeks in a dispute over pay and staffing. NHS physiotherapy staff across England will strike on January 26 and February 9,
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A veteran paramedic has called for a UK-wide independent inquiry to be launched into ambulances services and the number of patient deaths being caused by extreme waiting times. Rob Harrington,
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“Tacked-on” funding to buy extra care beds in the community and speed up the discharge of hospital patients will not address the long-term root problems plaguing the health and social
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A “most accomplished fraudster” was paid more than £1 million by the NHS after forging a degree certificate and pretending to be a qualified doctor, a court has heard. Zholia
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