One in five carers have taken their loved one to A&E due to failures in GP out-of-hours services and district nursing, figures suggest. A new report from the charity Carers
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The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children being looked after in England has jumped by more than half in the space of a year. A total of 4,210 children claiming asylum
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Jeremy Corbyn is to announce plans to restore a multimillion-pound fund to help local communities deal with the impact of immigration. But the Labour leader risks sparking a row within
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The national inquiry into child sexual abuse could be facing another serious blow after reports its most senior lawyer is considering standing down. Ben Emmerson QC, who is counsel to
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Reduced staff turnover and improved staff performance are just some of the benefits delivered by a values based approach to recruitment and retention, according to recent research. That’s why Skills
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Jeremy Hunt must set out how he intends to stop hospitals discharging patients in the middle of the night unless they specifically want to go home, MPs have said. The
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Four Nottingham City Council posters urging people not to give money to beggars have been banned for being likely to cause widespread offence and reinforcing negative stereotypes. One of the
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Children are held in youth prisons as far as 187 miles (300km) from home, a report has revealed. Inspectors found that young inmates in custody further from home had fewer
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Young girls were abused, raped and trafficked for sex by Somali men, a court has heard. Alleged victims as young as 12 were subjected to sexual abuse that was “degrading,
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Allegations against nurses and midwives will no longer be available for public scrutiny ahead of disciplinary hearings, a regulator has said. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), which was criticised
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