Labour is calling for the public spending watchdog to investigate the Government’s plans to deliver 40 new hospitals following reports of delays in the programme. In a letter to the
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Incidents of violence at health centres and GP surgeries have almost doubled in five years, according to figures. Public order offences including threatening behaviour have also increased and incidents of
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A mentally-ill man has been locked up indefinitely after stabbing his 81-year-old father to death. Frank Samuel, 54, was heard to say “don’t call me Frankie” as he attacked father-of-four
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Rising levels of child poverty may be contributing to thousands more children going into care in England, research suggests. Child poverty is a “major preventable driver” of youngsters being removed
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The NHS needs 13,000 more beds across the UK to improve “grim” A&E waits, ambulance response times and handover delays outside hospitals, a new report has found. The Royal College
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Another Tory MP has joined a growing number of colleagues calling for the Prime Minister to face a confidence vote, suggesting the tally may now be “close” to triggering a
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A woman was forced to keep her baby’s remains in the fridge after she suffered a late miscarriage, as NHS staff reportedly told her they had nowhere safe to store
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More than a fifth of care home beds in England are unfilled, according to new estimates. The number of care home residents has fallen by around 8% since before the
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Labelling domestic violence as “honour abuse” could accidentally legitimise it, ministers have been warned. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) said a range of practices known as honour abuses, such
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Medical leaders have made a renewed call for legislation to protect women from “unacceptable” harassment and intimidation outside abortion clinics. The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), which represents
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