A man with a history of mental health issues “did not receive the assistance he needed” while at a hospital’s emergency department before his death. A coroner found acute and
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A human rights watchdog has criticised the Government’s “slow progress” in efforts to improve the lives of disabled people across the UK. Some recommendations made seven years ago have still
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A cross-party group of MPs and peers has urged the children’s minister to demand better data on the use of restraints on young people in care with an aim of
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The Government has confirmed that NHS England cancer targets are to be streamlined, moving from 10 performance standards to three from October. The new guidelines will move away from the
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A man told police he killed his partner and buried her body in the garden, an inquest heard, with her family saying he convinced them she was alive for three
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Junior doctors in Scotland have overwhelmingly voted to accept a “record” pay offer from the Scottish Government. The British Medical Association (BMA) had recommended its members accept the offer, which
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More than a quarter of unpaid carers looking after loved ones with dementia have said they are worse off financially because of their responsibilities, according to a charity which is
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Councils are too often leaving anti-social behaviour unchecked, a watchdog has found as it criticised a failure to tackle incidents including a neighbour’s 13-hour house party and another where a
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Half of cases of anxiety and depression among new and expectant mothers are going undiagnosed, top midwives have warned, as they called for a boost in staff numbers to help
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The Government has revealed plans to pump £250 million into the NHS in a bid to boost capacity and tackle record waiting lists before winter. The move will lead to
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