Rising levels of child poverty may be contributing to thousands more children going into care in England, research suggests. Child poverty is a “major preventable driver” of youngsters being removed
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Austerity policies have made an “important and substantial” contribution to the stagnation of mortality rates, researchers have said. Mortality rates throughout the 20th century fell year on year, except in
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More than half of abortions in Scotland are now taking place at home as women access early medical terminations away from a clinic, new figures have shown. Last year, 13,758
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NHS Wales could take seven years or more to return its waiting list to pre-pandemic levels, according to the public spending watchdog. Auditor General Adrian Crompton (pictured) said “concerted action”
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The NHS needs 13,000 more beds across the UK to improve “grim” A&E waits, ambulance response times and handover delays outside hospitals, a new report has found. The Royal College
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A care home firm has been fined £450,000 after a catalogue of health and safety failings led to a vulnerable resident drowning in a bath. Margaret Glasgow was a resident
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Dedicated child protection teams made up of police, healthcare staff and social workers should be set up in every local area, according to a review into the deaths of Arthur
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Another Tory MP has joined a growing number of colleagues calling for the Prime Minister to face a confidence vote, suggesting the tally may now be “close” to triggering a
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New restorative justice services will put “victims at the heart of the justice system”, a Scottish minister has said as he welcomes its launch. Justice Secretary Keith Brown (pictured) said
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A woman was forced to keep her baby’s remains in the fridge after she suffered a late miscarriage, as NHS staff reportedly told her they had nowhere safe to store
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