Surgeon ‘wrongly allowed time to slip by’ in patient’s care, tribunal told
A consultant jailed over the death of a patient failed to provide good clinical care to him as he allowed vital time “to slip by” between diagnosis and surgery, a
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Judge asked to let sick man with severe learning disabilities to ‘die naturally’
Relatives want a sick man with severe learning disabilities to be allowed to “die naturally” even though specialists say he is not near the end of his life and should
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Judge said medics could stop feeding woman locked in end stage of MS
A woman in her late 60s who was “locked into the end stage” of multiple sclerosis died in late 2015 after a Court of Protection judge allowed medics to cease
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Major u-turn sees Government reviewing all 1.6 million disability benefit claims
The Government is going to review all 1.6 million claims for a disability benefit after it decided not to contest a High Court ruling. Ministers previously said accepting the decision
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MP warns over ‘state-sponsored destitution’ amid ‘gaping hole’ in welfare system
A senior MP has issued a fresh warning about “state-sponsored destitution” amid claims of a “gaping hole” in the welfare system. Figures uncovered by Labour’s Frank Field found that nearly
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Rotherham children’s services rated good for first time since abuse scandal
Rotherham Council’s children’s services have “transformed” since the local authority was rocked by a child sexual exploitation scandal, according to Ofsted. An inspection in 2014 identified “widespread and serious failures”
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Call to improve ‘cruel postcode lottery’ in end-of-life care for seriously ill children
Too many seriously ill children and their families are still unable to access decent end of life care, with a “cruel postcode lottery” meaning many cannot decide where they die,
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Man charged after inquiry into alleged abuse at former children’s home
A man has been charged with 40 sexual offences after an investigation into alleged abuse at former children’s homes. Bruce McClean, 61, from Runcorn, has been charged with offences including
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Peers applaud Dame Tessa Jowell after emotional cancer speech
Former Labour cabinet minister Dame Tessa Jowell was given a standing ovation after making an emotional plea for more cancer treatments to be made available through the NHS. The Labour
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Corbyn calls for urgent NHS funding to stem the flow of staff leaving
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the NHS needs “urgent, urgent funding” and the nation needs a broad investment to help it become a more equal society. Speaking to a party
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