Senior NHS recruitment manager jailed for invoicing fraud
A senior NHS agency manager has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for fraud after she received a kickback of more than £50,000 stolen from the public purse. Julie Angrish, the
Read MoreA senior NHS agency manager has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for fraud after she received a kickback of more than £50,000 stolen from the public purse. Julie Angrish, the
Read MoreProfessional jobs that challenge the brain may provide the best protection against mental decline in old age, research suggests. Memory and thinking ability is better preserved by solving problems, developing
Read MoreDanny Alexander has accused the Conservatives of being bent on “slashing support for families” as he went public with Tory proposals for an extra £8 billion of welfare cuts that
Read MoreJurors have retired in the trial of three men accused of a catalogue of sex assaults over a 30-year period at a school for vulnerable children. Colwyn Baker, David Hennessy
Read MoreThe mental health of social workers is being put at risk amid a harsh employment environment characterised by rising caseloads and excessively long hours. That was the warning from Bridget
Read MoreThe first study to explore African women’s attitudes to female genital mutilation (FGM) reveals that more than half the women interviewed view FGM as abuse. Out of 55 women interviewed
Read MoreThe judge leading an independent inquiry into child sex abuse is to investigate claims made against Lord Janner. Justice Lowell Goddard, a New Zealand judge appointed chairman of the inquiry
Read MoreAge UK has launched a new short film to get people talking about human rights for older people abused in care. ‘His name is Charles’ tells the story of Charles,
Read MoreA new test for Down’s syndrome has been described as a “major turning point in antenatal screening” that would also be far cheaper than the current NHS screening programme. All
Read MoreAverage life expectancy for women in England and Wales could be approaching 90 by 2030, a new study has found. Men are also set to live longer than official estimates
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