Father’s body exhumed in bid to clear son over two historical rape convictions
A father’s body has been exhumed in a bid by his family to clear his son of historical rapes. Eric McKenna, 60, was jailed for 23 years in March 2018
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Care Minister extends mandatory learning disability and autism training consultation
Up to 2.8 million health and social care staff, from consultants to porters, who regularly have contact with patients or service users could be legally required to undertake special learning
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GPs could prescribe technology to help treat dementia at home, researchers say
GPs could begin prescribing tailored technology to dementia patients to help them live at home for longer, scientists say. A new £20 million research centre, based at Imperial College London,
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Second arrest over ‘vulnerable man forced to live in 6ft shed’ for 40 years
A second man has been arrested over claims that a vulnerable worker was forced to live in a 6ft shed for 40 years. The 53-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday
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Mother hopes teenager’s Priory psychiatric hospital death will change ‘failing system’
The mother of teenage girl who died while receiving treatment from a private mental healthcare provider hopes her case will help change “a failing system”, a court heard. The Priory
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Billion pound bill expected for fixing ‘serially botched’ disability benefits
A £1 billion bill is expected for fixing botched disability benefits, MPs have warned. Vulnerable claimants lost out on £340 million support due to systemic errors when disability payments were
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Woman traumatised by stillbirth of daughter awarded £270,000 in damages
A woman who has suffered from a “prolonged, pathological grief disorder” since her daughter was stillborn nearly six years ago has been awarded more than a quarter of a million
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Warning on ‘inadequate supervision’ of sex offenders at immigration removal centre
A watchdog has raised concerns over “inadequate supervision” of child sex offenders being held at an immigration removal centre. In one case a detainee was transferred to prison following an
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Half of patients on statins don’t see their cholesterol drop to desired levels, study
Around half of patients who are prescribed statins do not see their cholesterol drop to desired levels within two years, new research suggests. Guidelines from the National Institute for Health
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One in four NHS wards have unsafe staffing with healthcare assistants shoring up numbers
One in four NHS wards routinely operate at unsafe staffing levels that threaten patient safety, experts have warned. Researchers at the University of Southampton said that lessons learned from the
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