12 NHS Trusts face new Savile abuse claims
Fresh abuse allegations against disgraced TV and radio presenter Jimmy Savile have been made in relation to 12 NHS Trusts. The NHS Legacy Unit, which provides oversight of NHS investigations
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New Welsh care plan pledges care closer to home
Wales’ primary care services will be enhanced so the vast majority of NHS care is planned and provided in the community, closer to people’s homes, under a new four-year plan
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Children’s mental health services ‘ten years behind’
A growing number of vulnerable young people are being put at risk because of “serious and deeply ingrained problems” in children’s mental health services, a critical report by the Health
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New report finds poverty figures much worse than expected
Thousands more people could be living in poverty than has previously been thought, a report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has warned. Poorer households have been harder-hit by the
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Government name preferred Children’s Commissioner candidate
Charity boss Anne Longfield has been named as the Government’s preferred candidate to become the next children’s commissioner. In a letter to the cross-party Commons education select committee, Education Secretary
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West Lothian care home told to make improvements
A care home in West Lothian has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘unsatisfactory’ by inspectors. The
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North Lanarkshire nursery wins inspectors praise
A nursery in Cumbernauld has been praised by inspectors after scoring top marks across the board in two consecutive inspections. Step-by-Step nursery was graded excellent across all quality themes for
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NI conference to focus on care management challenges
The 2014 Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM) Northern Ireland Conference is due to take place on Friday November 21 at Mossley Mill, Newtownabbey. The conference will focus on the reality of
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NI Ministers launch Adult Safeguarding consultation
Health Minister Jim Wells and Justice Minister David Ford today published a draft Adult Safeguarding Policy for consultation. The draft Adult Safeguarding Policy seeks to improve outcomes for adults considered
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MP calls for end to pay ‘scandal’ involving care workers
Too many care workers are being “treated shabbily” in a sector where the zero hours culture is “deeply entrenched”, a Labour MP has warned. Andrew Smith branded it a “scandal”
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