Female detainees were forced to mix with men with a history of sexual violence against women in an immigration centre due to Covid restrictions, a report has found. Concerns have
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The NHS is “on its knees”, leading health experts have warned, as a raft of data for England shows the service buckling under pressure. The King’s Fund health think tank
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Record numbers of households are inquiring about becoming foster carers but the proportion that go on to make a formal application is at an all-time low, figures show. The number
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A care home boss has backed the new mandatory vaccine rules despite them causing her to lose three staff. Lucy Craig (pictured), who operates three residential and dementia care homes
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A pharmaceutical firm has asked for an apology and has not ruled out future legal action after the Health Secretary told MPs its coronavirus vaccine would not get approval for
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An estimated 2.8 million people with mental health problems across the UK have fallen into council tax debt during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a charity. The Money and Mental
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Care homes are embroiled in disciplinary proceedings over the Government’s “shambolic” mandatory vaccination policy for staff, further adding to the workforce pressures they face, a care group has said. The
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Tens of thousands of care home staff who have not had both coronavirus vaccine doses will be unable to legally work in care homes from Thursday as the Government’s mandatory
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Progress has been made on meeting requirements to improve services for older people in the City of Edinburgh, inspectors have said. It follows an inspection in 2017 which found weaknesses
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A serial abuser of women has been found guilty of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in the neck. “Self-obsessed” Taye Francis already had convictions for rape and violence when he killed
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