Care for the elderly is “on the brink of collapse”, a charity has warned. A new report from the charity Independent Age states that chronic under-funding of social care in
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Installing CCTV in the common parts of care homes would provide a “powerful tool” for helping prevent abuse and improve standards, a Tory former attorney general has said. Dominic Grieve
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Neglect by a children’s hospital led to the death of a toddler who was left waiting days for emergency surgery, an inquest has found. Kayden Urmston-Bancroft, aged 20 months, was
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The health watchdog has taken action after an inspection at a hospital brought up a “number of concerns” surrounding its A&E department, particularly with regard to whether staff were identifying
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Twelve men have appeared in court charged with offences relating to the alleged sexual exploitation of children in Huddersfield. The hearings at the West Yorkshire town’s magistrates court (pictured) on
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Council social services bosses have apologised to a mother-of-three who says she went through “five months of absolute hell” after limits were unfairly placed on when she could see her
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Ministers have committed to order a review of hate crime law following calls to recognise misogyny as an aggravating factor if it motivated upskirting. Labour’s Stella Creasy urged the Government
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Schools are faced with a bleak picture when it comes to supporting children with special educational needs, according to a report. The report from school leaders’ union the National Association
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Two thirds of girls and women aged 14 to 21 have been sexually harassed in public, according to a survey. The poll by charity Plan International UK examined the exposure
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Unsuitable accommodation is exacerbating the conditions of social housing tenants with pre-existing mental health problems, according to new research. Mental health charity Mind found that the difficulties those with mental
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