33% of British women suffer domestic abuse, new survey
One in three women in Britain have suffered domestic violence according to a new poll, which found more than a third of the victims had kept it a secret from
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Care worker remanded in custody on murder charge
A care worker has been remanded in custody charged with attempted murder and making threats to kill. Melissa Swift, who was charged by West Midlands Police after staff and residents
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Self-harm and suicide risk as mental health wait times ‘too long’
Almost one in six mental health patients are attempting suicide as they face “unacceptably long” waits for help, experts have warned. Many patients waiting for psychological therapies have also self-harmed
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Police boss quits over Rotherham child abuse scandal
South Yorkshire’s police and crime commissioner has stepped down from the role after weeks of pressure over the Rotherham sexual abuse scandal. Shaun Wright has come under increased fire since
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Attacks on frontline workers ‘rife’ with over 400 incidents a week
More than 400 frontline workers in the health, emergency service and transport sectors are attacked on duty each week across the UK, fresh figures have revealed. Freedom of Information data
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Call to tackle rape and sexual assualt in prisons
Hundreds of prisoners may have been sexually abused behind bars, campaigners have said, prompting calls for more to be done to tackle prison rape. An independent commission on sex in
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Code of Conduct consultation for care workers launched
Skills for Health has launched a consultation to gather further views on the Code of Conduct for healthcare support workers and adult social care workers in England. Published in March
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Actress tells of abuse by residential care workers
Award-winning actress Samantha Morton has spoken out for the first time about sexual abuse she suffered while in care as a teenager in Nottingham. The Bafta and Golden Globe winner
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Social care cuts mean fewer people have services
New figures released today show that the number of councils no longer providing care to people deemed to have `low’ or `moderate’ needs has risen by 17 per cent in
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Prisons ombudsman reports 64% increase in suicide rates
The number of self-inflicted deaths in prisons increased by a troubling 64% in 2013-14, said Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Nigel Newcomen, as he published his annual report. He added that,
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