Diabetes is becoming a “national health emergency”, a charity has warned as figures suggest that hundreds of people are diagnosed with the condition every day in the UK. Diabetes UK
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The Home Secretary, Theresa May, is to address MPs over allegations of organised child sex abuse at Westminster in the 1980s. Mrs May will give details of the probe as
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Young people say social care professionals must be consistent, trustworthy and supportive, new research by Action for Children reveals today. Action for Children spoke to young people in care and
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Social worker Carole Diane Hobson has been suspended from the HCPC Register for breaching confidentiality, keeping inadequate records and failing to take timely action whilst working as a Family Court
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Physiotherapist Mark G Jones has been struck off the HCPC Register for performing a sexual act on a patient whilst working for Powys Health Board based at Ystradgynlais Community Hospital.
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A £4M care home that was built in Blandford just 2 years ago is set to close after Dorset County Council has recommended shutting Phoenix House because it is under
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The failure to tackle the growing practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK is a “national scandal” that has resulted in the preventable abuse of thousands of girls,
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The Children’s Commissioner is launching a two-year national inquiry into child sexual abuse within the family environment including forced marriages. Maggie Atkinson (pictured), the Children’s Commissioner for England, said: “Society
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Social worker Sarah Madelynne Farrell has been suspended from the HCPC Register for forming an inappropriate relationship with a service user whilst working at Manchester City Council. A panel of
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A record three in four prosecutions for domestic violence resulted in a conviction last year, new figures reveal. The UK’s most senior prosecutor will today disclose that defendants admitted offences
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