Victims of crime face a postcode lottery over the availability of “restorative” justice schemes that bring them into contact with offenders, a Commons report has found. While some variation is
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The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) have fined Herefordshire Council over delays in finding suitable care home accomodation for a vulnerable man. Details published today by the LGO reveal that the
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Urgent action is needed to give pregnant women and new mothers more protection at work, after research revealed a “shocking” increase in discrimination over the past 10 years, a parliamentary
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One in 25 people in England cannot afford to feed themselves, research suggests. A new study estimates that 4.1% of the population is facing the worsening problem of food poverty,
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A hospital for mentally ill children has been slammed by health officials after inspectors observed a youngster harming themselves in front of a member of staff. Huntercombe Hospital in Stafford
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Help provided by the Government to families in need will be worse in 2020 than it was in 2010 and will slip even further unless action is taken to overhaul
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Children as young as three are showing signs of being unhappy with their appearance and bodies, a survey of childcare professionals has suggested. Almost a third of nursery and school
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Managers in domiciliary care earn up to 30% less than their care home counterparts according to new research by Croner. The findings come from Croner’s latest salary survey report on
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The outgoing boss of the heavily-criticised Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is still to be employed by the organisation in a new role – pulling in the same pay and
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A simple blood test is being developed that can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in people with poor memory. British scientists have identified a set of protein biomarkers that
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