The Government has been accused of “yet another year of inaction” on mental health. Former shadow health minister Luciana Berger highlighted a “scathing” report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
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Lord Janner’s children have been denied core participant status in the inquiry into allegations of child abuse in Westminster. The late politician is alleged to have abused youngsters over a
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Labour has urged ministers to address “the funding crisis” faced by refuges after the Government pledged fresh action to help victims of domestic violence. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said
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Two police officers accused of spying on a woman campaigning about the death in custody of her brother would have been acting on orders from higher-ranking officers, their lawyers have
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Detainees at the Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre are in a “desperate” situation, ministers have heard. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott again raised concerns about the conditions at the centre
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Women face “unacceptable differences” in breast cancer care across England, a new report has concluded. The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Breast Cancer said women face a postcode lottery
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The number of people living with diabetes has doubled in the last 20 years, a charity has said. Diabetes UK said the condition is the “fastest growing health crisis of
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As many as one in five prescriptions for antibiotics written by GPs may be “inappropriate”, health officials have said. Public Health England (PHE) warned that using antibiotics when they are
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Research headed by a University of Huddersfield professor has caused an influential social work organisation to call for a major review of UK adoption law, so that children who have
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Poor sharing of information led to warning signs being missed before a 19-day-old boy was murdered by his mother, a serious case review has found. Nicola Brown, 43, was found
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