More than third of GPs have cut hours with many blaming the demands of the job
More than a third of GPs have cut their hours in the last year, with many blaming the demands of the job, according to a new report. An annual workforce
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‘Active grandparenting’ linked to lower risk of loneliness and social isolation
Grandparents who help care for their grandchild feel less lonely and more social, a study suggests. “Active grandparenting” is linked to a lower risk of loneliness and a larger social
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Thousands of nurses in Northern Ireland begin 12-hour strike over pay
Picket lines have been set up across Northern Ireland as thousands of nurses strike over pay. The unprecedented action saw around 9,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
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Report on council children’s services ‘malaise’ makes for ‘very uncomfortable reading’
A critical report into children’s services failures at a local authority makes for “very uncomfortable reading”, MP and former children’s minster Tim Loughton has said. Inspectors identified a “chaotic” approach
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Victims’ Commissioner calls for inquiry to explain drop in rape cases brought to court
The Victims’ Commissioner has called on the Prime Minister to urgently launch an independent inquiry after inspectors failed to explain why the number of rape cases prosecutors were bringing to
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Black cab rapist John Worboys jailed for life for attacking four more victims
Black cab rapist John Worboys has been jailed for life with a minimum term of six years for attacking four more victims, as a court heard he remains as “dangerous”
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Health board take legal action against contractor amid infection concerns at Glasgow hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has instructed legal action be taken against a private contractor involved in building the crisis-hit Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH). Health board bosses have recommended
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Three men convicted of sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl in Telford
Three men have been convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl in Telford. The victim told a jury she was forced to perform sex acts in a churchyard, was raped
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Last-ditch talks to prevent 9,000 NI nurses taking 12-hour strike action
A last-ditch meeting aiming to prevent around 9,000 nurses from taking the UK’s first 12-hour strike action on Wednesday over pay is due. The unprecedented walkout in Northern Ireland will
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Campaigners ‘hugely disappointed’ with report into way CPS makes rape case decisions
Campaigners have hit out at inspectors who found no fault with the way prosecutors were making decisions on bringing rape cases to court despite the number of charges plummeting. Several
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