Government to review law on rape complainants after Ched Evans case
A government review is to be carried out of the law protecting alleged rape victims from having to reveal details of their sex lives in the wake of the Ched
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Labour urges Government to bring forward promised spending on social care
Ministers would ease the social care system “funding crisis” by urgently bringing forward the date they intend to spend millions of pounds on services, Labour has said. Shadow health minister
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Inadequate care staff of Alzheimer’s father made life ‘living hell’, says daughter
An Alzheimer’s disease sufferer’s last year alive was living hell due to inadequate training for care staff, his daughter has said. Linda Jackson, 63, said she struggled to get good
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Dementia sufferers receiving ‘harrowing’ home care, says Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia patients are receiving “harrowing” examples of poor care in their own homes, with many being left in dirty clothes for days, going without food or water and forced to
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One in eight older people ‘living with unmet care need,’ charity warns
Almost 700,000 older people in need of some sort of care or support are being left to fend for themselves, a charity has warned. Age UK said 696,500 people who
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Patients ‘21% more likely to die in hospitals with less-qualified nursing staff’
Patients are a fifth more likely to die in hospitals where nurses are replaced with less-qualified staff, new research suggests. The study found patients were more likely to die and
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Social mobility report ‘reveals worrying divisions in Britain’
The “damning” findings of the review on social mobility highlight the “worrying” social divisions in modern Britain, MPs and charities have warned. Campaigners said “urgent” action was needed to put
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Stephen Fry backs Santa Forgot campaign to raise awareness of dementia
Stephen Fry has lent his voice to a campaign that explores a Christmas without Santa, who has “forgotten” the festive season due to the effects of dementia. The campaign, called
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Call for ban on locking up people suffering mental health crises in police cells
Police cells should no longer be used to detain people suffering mental health crises, a charity has said. Mental health charity Mind said that a move away from using police
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More problems for child sex abuse inquiry as another top lawyer quits
Another senior lawyer has reportedly quit the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Aileen McColgan has resigned from the investigation due to concerns over its leadership, BBC Newsnight reported. Ms
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