Abuse of older people is at “unprecedented levels” – with almost 2.7 million victims thought to be affected in the UK, a charity has said. Hourglass gave the warning after
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The cause of the death of a 10-year-old girl whose body was found in her bedroom four years ago remains a mystery, a judge says. Sir Mark Hedley, who considered
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An inhaled steroid will be investigated as a possible treatment for coronavirus as part of a national trial. Budesonide will form part of the UK’s priority platform trial for Covid-19
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The parents of baby Elizabeth Dixon who have spent nearly 20 years fighting a “cover-up” over their daughter’s treatment and death have welcomed an independent inquiry’s calls for a police
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The rollout of the coronavirus vaccination programme in Northern Ireland should be complete by the summer of next year, Stormont leaders have predicted. Healthcare workers, care home residents and staff,
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Stephen Graham and Jodie Comer will star together in a drama which will “take an uncompromising look at the care home crisis that Britain has faced during the first wave
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A rising number of children are being referred to social services for help as they are exploited by gangs, trafficked and misuse drugs, new figures show. There were 642,980 referrals
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Care home residents will be able to exercise their competitive streaks in sessions of “slipper soccer” and seated volleyball through an “on-demand” streaming service launching on Friday. Care homes that
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The 19p increase in the national living wage has been described as a “kick in the teeth” by one social care worker, who said the rise would be “swallowed up”
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The mother of a young man with Down’s Syndrome and autism who died after collapsing in a private care home says the coronial process has failed to examine wider failings
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