The parents of a dying baby suffered a “horrifically stressful” experience after social services failings deprived them of time with their child, an ombudsman has said. City of York Council
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Campaigners have called for more action to be taken to help the one million people in Scotland living in poverty. The Poverty Alliance said that 230,000 children are included in
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Leading judges are being asked to rule that a teenager’s “prolonged solitary confinement” in detention amounted to “inhuman and degrading” treatment. Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett, Lord Justice Moylan and
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A report from the Children’s Commissioner for England has called on internet firms and toy companies to be more transparent in what data they are collecting from children. It says
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South East Coast Ambulance Service is to remain in special measures despite showing improvements in care, according to a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). A team of inspectors
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Ministers have been accused of “unforgivable cowardice” after it was revealed that experts hired to test cladding 12 days after the Grenfell Tower fire were banned from criticising Theresa May.
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Millions of pensioners feel they have no-one to turn to for help and support, a charity has warned. Age UK estimates that 2.65 million people over the age of 65
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Also known as bed-blocking, delayed discharge happens when patients are medically fit to return home but unable to leave hospital, frequently due to the lack of a social care package.
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MSPs on a Scottish Parliament committee say they want to hear people’s views as they launched an inquiry into how youngsters with mental health problems access support. The probe is
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Labour has attacked Bedlam-like conditions for people with learning disabilities. Shadow health minister Barbara Keeley said the current situation was “nothing short of a national scandal” with patients being treated
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