A heartbroken mother said a childminder who shook her baby boy to death is a “monster” who should be “haunted” by her actions. Karen Foster (pictured), 62, was also branded
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Labour has pledged an “ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty” but has faced criticism for not vowing to scrap a Conservative policy long-blamed for keeping children in such a situation.
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The number of children and young people on support plans for special educational needs and disabilities in England has risen, figures suggest. An additional 58,914 education, health and care (EHC)
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The overall NHS waiting list in England has risen for the first time in seven months, new figures have revealed. An estimated 7.57 million treatments were waiting to be carried
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The adult social care sector is in need of “deep reform”, Labour has said but the party’s manifesto pledges have been branded “broad promises, with little detail and no timetable
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The UK’s approach to health policy and the NHS is “not fit for purpose”, the boss of NHS Confederation has said. Matthew Taylor (pictured) said the “time is right for
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Unpaid carers who have unknowingly received more allowance than they were entitled to face “persecution”, a carer has said. In the Liberal Democrats’ second broadcast video of the General Election
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Older and frail patients will be given “health MOTs” at the entrance of emergency departments to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. The approach could be a “lifeline” for many patients, according
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Workers in the social care sector are dealing with crushing workloads, violence and “terrible terms and conditions”, according to a report. The GMB union said there was now a mental
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A 46-year-old man has been arrested as part of the National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into PPE Medpro. The suspect, from Barnet, north London, was held at his home on
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