All local authorities in Scotland are ready to provide 1,140 hours of free childcare, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The Scottish Government announced the flagship policy, aimed at allowing families to
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The Solicitor General “had no hesitation in apologising for the delays” in the investigation into the death of a young woman by suicide in custody, according to a statement on
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Groups supporting the bereaved relatives of care home residents who died during the coronavirus pandemic will seek to become core participants of the forthcoming public inquiry. Two organisations – John’s
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The new head of the NHS in England has urged young people to get a coronavirus vaccination, warning that more than a fifth of those admitted to hospital with Covid-19
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Designs have been released for two new state-of-the-art hospitals billed as “one of the most significant healthcare projects in the UK”. The new adult and children’s hospitals to be built
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Footballer Marcus Rashford has urged health professionals to help get more families in need signed up to a Government-backed food voucher scheme. The England and Manchester United player (pictured) said
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Skills for Care has announced the launch a new vision which sets out their strategic aims for adult social care over the next three years. The new strategy sets out
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The UK’s leading health organisations are demanding an end to the abuse endured by healthcare workers during the pandemic, and are calling on the public to join them. Their stance
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The Government is proposing to make a life-saving medicine that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose more widely available to frontline staff who have regular contact with drug
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A “wicked” rapist whose 13-year-old victim became pregnant in the 1970s has been jailed decades after the crime, following a successful prosecution pursued by his victim’s daughter. Carvel Bennett (pictured),
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