England’s top hospital inspector has warned that safety remains a “real concern” in the NHS after it emerged four out of five NHS trusts need to improve on patient safety.
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A Treasury minister has denied reports the Government is considering a “death tax” to help fund social care. Jane Ellison said “no” to Labour former health secretary Andy Burnham when
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A 53-year-old grandmother who refused to help social workers trying to find her three-year-old grandchild has been held in prison for two days after council bosses said she was in
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A former child migrant shipped by British authorities to an Australian farm rife with sexual violence has told how “nearly every day was a rape day”. The survivor, who cannot
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Soaring numbers of people are ending up in hospital for illicit drug poisoning, new figures indicate. There were rises in admissions across all age groups, including for patients aged 75
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A father whose son killed himself in prison after failings by the authorities has warned that others will die unless minsters urgently improve care behind bars. Stay-at-home dad Dean Saunders,
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A coalition of disability charities has issued a plea to Theresa May to rethink planned cuts to a key benefit which will see new claimants lose out on £1,500 a
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Loneliness is on the rise with more than one in eight adults saying they do not have a close friend – an increase on previous years, according to research. Almost
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Stigma is preventing young people from opening up about mental health issues, a youth charity has said. Almost one in four young people (24%) would not confide in someone if
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More than 140,000 NHS and care workers in England face an uncertain future after Brexit unless the Government guarantees the rights of European Union citizens, according to a new study.
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