Millions of public service complaints going unreported
A watchdog has called for the next government to commit to reforming the public service complaints system after finding at least five million people did not report their problems last
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Social care insufficient and will get worse, say GPs
Nearly nine in 10 GPs questioned for a survey said they feared that social care services were not providing sufficient care for patients leading to extra pressure on surgeries and
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Children need to stop ‘putting themselves at risk’, chief constable
The key to preventing child sexual exploitation is stopping young people who are “determined to put themselves at risk”, from running away from care homes, the chief constable of Greater
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Health and Social Care Bill clears latest Lords hurdle
New laws designed to integrate health and social care services better to ensure the failures in patient safety exposed in the Mid Staffordshire scandal are not repeated have cleared their
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Home Secretary unveils abuse probe panellists
A new four person panel, including Professor Alexis Jay (pictured), has been revealed by Home Secretary Theresa May for the reformed statutory inquiry into child sex abuse. Mrs May said
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Norfolk announces independent review of its children’s department
A troubled children’s services department has announced an independent review in to complaints that children were unfairly removed from foster carers. The review will consider allegations that carers were unfairly
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Scandanavian study showing programme can slow dementia
A comprehensive programme of healthy eating advice, exercise, brain-training and health management can slow down mental decline in older people, research has shown. Scientists studied the effects of the programme
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May considers extending abuse probe remit
Home Secretary Theresa May will decide by the end of the month whether the inquiry into historic child sex abuse involving a Westminster paedophile ring will investigate allegations from before
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New legislaton to protect NHS whistleblowers’ approved
New laws to protect NHS whistleblowers have been approved by peers. The move to outlaw NHS organisations discriminating against people who speak out in the public interest was recommended in
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Young offenders being let down by ineffective resettlement
Too few children leaving custody are given the support and help they need to resettle back into the community and to stop offending, according to independent inspectors. Today they published
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