A review of healthcare support for children’s first 1,001 days will “help millions of families to give their baby the very best start for life”, politicians have said. Personalised child
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Family court judges might be asked to consider more cases in which social workers are concerned about children’s weight, a lawyer has said. News that two teenagers had been taken
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A woman in her late teens who has a learning difficulty and a history of being sexually abused by men is under close supervision at a specialist unit for her
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A new organisation is being set up with the aim of halting future pandemics. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will launch on April 1, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has
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Home Secretary Priti Patel has defended her overhaul of asylum seeker rules from allegations they are “inhumane” as she confirmed the UK will look at sending migrants overseas for processing.
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New housing developments and public transport routes should be “loneliness proofed” and more public toilets and benches introduced to help people reconnect as coronavirus restrictions ease, according to a report.
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The Government has been urged by the victims of a rogue breast surgeon to step up implementation of key healthcare reform recommendations. Ian Paterson (pictured) is currently serving a 20-year-prison
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Care groups and unions have said they do not think vaccinations should become mandatory for care home staff after the Government confirmed it is looking into the option. Care home
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About 60,000 extra deaths have taken place in private homes in the UK since lockdown began a year ago, new analysis suggests. Extra deaths – known as “excess deaths” –
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A care home resident died alone while her daughter was left in a waiting room, a watchdog has found. The daughter suffered “avoidable distress” by not being informed her mother
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