Social Services handling of baby case ‘fundamentally flawed’
Local authority social services bosses have come under fire from a family court judge over the way they dealt with the parents of a 10-month-old boy. Judge Mary Lazarus has
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Police investigating historical abuse at three boarding schools
Police are investigating claims of historical abuse at three boys’ boarding schools. Former pupils allege they were assaulted at the privately-run Dowdeswell Court (pictured) and Badgeworth Court schools in Gloucestershire
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New cancer network aims to support patients and families in Leicester
A new project created by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU)’s Square Mile programme and Macmillan Cancer Support aims to create a community network for cancer patients and their families in
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Warning of further cuts as social care faces £50m black hole
Councils could find themselves forced to cut services due to a potential shortfall in funding for major changes to the social care system, a spending watchdog has warned. The National
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Disappointment as NICE say prostate cancer drug ‘not cost-effective’
Cancer charities have reacted with disappointment to news that a drug to treat advanced prostate cancer has not been deemed cost-effective for the NHS by health officials. Enzalutamide is currently
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Judge blasted over comments boys abuse should make cultural allowance
The NSPCC has condemned a judge’s remarks that police and social workers should make an allowance for “cultural context” when investigating allegations that children have been physically abused by parents.
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Film collaboration highlights domestic abuse in North East
Undergraduates at a North East university have formed an innovative and unique collaboration with Northumbria Police to help promote awareness of domestic violence in the region. First year media students
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Six held on suspicion of murdering man with learning disabilities
The mother of a disabled man has said he was killed by bullies and had “the mind of an eight-year-old”. Lee Irving, 24, of Camperdown, East Denton, was described by
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Lack of hearing loss training severely impacting on learning disabled
Carers are failing to identify hearing loss in people with learning disabilities, severely impacting on their quality of life, according to new research from the University of Sunderland. A pilot
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New needs assessment tool to aid personalised cancer care
An innovative electronic tool to help deliver more personalised care to people with cancer has been developed by the charity Macmillan Cancer Support. The electronic Holistic Needs Assessment (eHNA) provides
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