Campaign launched to tackle ageism which charity says ‘scars lives’
Half of adults over 50 surveyed for a new anti-ageing campaign said they felt they had been treated with a lack of respect because of their age at some point
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Covid jabs ‘could have prevented 7,180 summer hospital admissions and deaths’
More than 7,000 hospital admissions and deaths in the UK could have been avoided in summer 2022 if people had had all their Covid jabs, a study suggests. Experts found
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Inmate, 18, ‘happy’ weeks after being identified as suicide risk, inquest told
A teenage inmate found hanging in her cell was “happy and bubbly” weeks after she was identified as at risk of suicide or self-harm, an inquest jury has heard. Annelise
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Tearful whistleblower tells of frustration in reporting rape of children by grooming gangs
A tearful whistleblower told of her frustration reporting the rape of children by grooming gangs in Rochdale only to be ignored by police and the local council. Sara Rowbotham, co-ordinator
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Short-term funding leaving social care in ‘sustained state of crisis’, report suggests
Millions of pounds of funding into social care last year is said to have made no difference to the financial sustainability of the majority of providers surveyed for a report
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Northern Ireland health strike ‘will have profound impact’ on services, Trust leaders warn
Health trust bosses in Northern Ireland have warned that mass strike action planned for the region on Thursday will have a “profound impact” on services. The chief executives of the
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More than 6,500 children on waiting list for initial speech therapist contact
More than 6,500 children are currently waiting for initial contact with a speech and language therapist in Scotland, figures obtained by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
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Parents ‘in complete chaos’ trying to access Government’s new childcare scheme, charity warns
Parents are “in complete chaos” trying to access a new Government scheme that provides 15 hours of “free” childcare, a charity has said. A survey of more than 6,000 parents
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Covid bereaved group demands ‘truth’ ahead of UK Covid-19 Inquiry Scottish dates
A Covid bereaved group has called on the Scottish and UK governments to tell the “truth” about the early days of the Covid lockdown in Scotland, ahead of the UK
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Fully digital disability work grants system to launch in April, minister says
Disabled people who need help to get into or stay in work will be able to fully apply for grants online from April, ministers have announced. Access to Work grants
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