Kent social services struggling with surge in child asylum-seekers
Social services are struggling to cope with a surge in the number of children claiming asylum in the wake of the Calais crisis, a council chief has warned. Paul Carter,
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Cardiff experts develop test to spot risk of shaken baby syndrome
Experts in child protection have developed a test designed to help doctors recognise children suffering from life-threatening physical abuse and enable child protection services to protect them from future harm.
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Council to appeal after judge criticises ‘psycho-babble’ social workers
Council bosses whose social services staff were criticised by a High Court judge who ruled that a two-year-old girl should return to the care of her father and be reunited
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Radical shake-up of how ambulances respond to 999 calls in Wales
A radical shake-up of the way ambulances respond to 999 calls in Wales has been announced. Under the new scheme, only life-threatening incidents will be subjected to an eight-minute response
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Health officials withdraw publication of safe staffing recommendations
Health officials have pulled out of publishing recommendations on safe staffing after Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt gave the responsibility to the newly-formed NHS Improvement body. The National Institute of Health
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NI Ministers launch consultation of draft Childcare Strategy
Northern Ireland Junior Ministers Michelle McIveen and Jennifer McCann have launched a consultation on the Executive’s draft Childcare Strategy. The ten year strategy aims to develop and deliver affordable, high
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Cardiff scientists decode schizophrenia’s “Rosetta Stone” gene
Cardiff University scientists have identified a critical function of what they believe to be schizophrenia’s “Rosetta Stone” gene that could hold the key to decoding the function of all genes
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New guidance on end-of life treatment after Liverpool Care Pathway withdrawn
Decisions on when patients are reaching the end of their life should be taken by a number of health experts rather than relying on the medical opinion of just one
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Major Scotland-wide study on ageing and improving elderly health
A major Scotland-wide study of the health, economic and social circumstances of people aged 50-plus aims to lead to improvements to their health and wellbeing. Launched this week, the University
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Depression and personality disorders most common in help to die requests
Depression and personality disorders are the most common diagnoses in psychiatric patients requesting help to die, research has found. The study, published in the online journal BMJ Open, focused on
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