Human rights defeat for Down’s syndrome man taken from care of mother
A Down’s syndrome sufferer has lost a High Court fight after claiming council bosses breached his human rights. The man, who is in his 20s, was unfairly moved from the
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Patients are being put at risk due to ‘dangerously low numbers of nurses’
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare workers as “stand-ins”, an investigation suggests. Analysis of two years’ worth of official data shows
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As ‘last resort’ hospital takes legal action to evict bed blocker after two years
A man has been evicted from his hospital bed by court order after he “unnecessarily” refused to leave for more than two years, it has been reported. The patient arrived
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Surrey ‘canary in coal mine’ over funding of social care, warns council chief
Other councils could follow Tory-controlled Surrey in seeking huge hikes in tax, the leader of Theresa May’s local authority has warned. Simon Dudley, Conservative leader of the Royal Borough of
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Tory council to hold referendum on 15% council tax hike to pay for social care
A Tory-controlled local authority is to hold a referendum on raising council tax by 15% in response to funding cuts and the crisis in social care. Surrey County Council said
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Charity warns over poverty and loneliness among over-50s with HIV
More than half of over-50s with HIV are living in poverty, according to a new report. The study, from the Terrence Higgins Trust charity, said 58% of those with the
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Over 500 potential victims identified in football child sex abuse inquiry
More than 500 victims and 184 potential suspects have been identified by police investigating football’s child sex abuse scandal, latest figures show. The inquiry involves 248 football clubs, spanning all
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Partial Supreme Court victory for disabled over wheelchair spaces on buses
Disabled travellers have won a partial victory at the Supreme Court in their battle for priority use of wheelchair spaces on buses. The case was triggered when wheelchair user Doug
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Ministers urged to speed up efforts to reform health and social care
Conservative MPs have pressed ministers to speed up efforts to reform health and social care, with the existing system labelled a “complete mess” for patients. Former communities minister Mark Prisk
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Youth offenders jail sees mob attacks and serious assaults on staff
Mob attacks and serious assaults on staff were among the incidents at a youth jail with high levels of violence, watchdogs found. There were 127 violent incidents recorded at HM
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