Judge criticises social service arrangements over runaway children
A High Court judge has raised concerns about children in care being held in police custody for too long as a result of going missing and being found. Mr Justice
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Mental health report finds staffing problems linked to ward suicides
Suicidal patients who are under observation may be put at risk by relying on inexperienced staff and agency nurses, according to a new report issued today. Commissioned by the Healthcare
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Cancer survival 10 years behind other European countries
Survival rates for common cancers in the UK are trailing 10 years behind other European countries, a charity has warned. Macmillan Cancer Support said survival rates in many places from
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Poorer children suffering most under government austerity, report
Children have suffered disproportionately from the Government’s austerity measures, a committee of MPs and peers has found. The committee said there was evidence that specific pieces of legislation “run directly
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Prison conditions ‘no better than in 1990 riot’
Conditions in prisons are as bad now as they were at the time of one of Britain’s worst jail riots, a former lord chief justice has warned. The system is
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Deceased MP’s name given to child abuse probe
The name of a dead Labour MP has been passed to an investigation into an alleged paedophile network, it has emerged. The Church of England said it had passed an
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Minister urges sector input as Care Act feedback deadline approaches
With one week left before the DH consultation on care costs closes, Minister of State for Care and Support, Norman Lamb, is urging the sector to participate. The consultation seeks
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New resource to support substance misuse social workers
The first-ever national document to outline how social workers should respond when working with someone with alcohol and drugs problems has been launched. Leading social work and health organisations have
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Care home residents moved out following five deaths
A local authority is moving its residents from a care home following the launch of a police inquiry in to the death of five residents. The action has been taken
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Over 30,000 living with advanced and incurable prostate cancer
More than 30,000 men in the UK are living with advanced and incurable prostate cancer, according to a new report. The figure is higher than its equivalent for any of
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