Failure to listen on maternity care issues a ‘brick wall’ for affected families
The head of an NHS Trust that is under review over its maternity care has said its failure to listen to affected families has been a “brick wall” that has
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Government wasted billions on PPE and has ‘alarming’ lack of plan for future pandemics – MPs
The Government wasted billions of taxpayers’ money on unusable personal protective equipment (PPE) and has an “alarming” lack of plan for an emergency stockpile for future pandemics, MPs have warned.
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Council in legal challenge over ‘strain’ of caring for child asylum seekers
A council has launched a legal challenge against the Home Secretary, arguing it is being put under “wholly disproportionate strain” by looking after hundreds of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Kent County
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Fatal accident inquiry to be held into care home resident’s choking death
A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a man who choked on food at a care home. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS)
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Properly funded social care ‘best 75th birthday present NHS could receive’, say charities
A commitment to properly fund social care would be the “best 75th birthday present that the NHS could receive”, political party leaders have been told. A coalition of more than
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Assisted dying law changes ‘matter for MPs but Government will not stand in way’
Any change in the law to make assisted dying legal in England is a matter for Parliament but the Government would not stand in its way, a minister has said.
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Wales ‘not as prepared as it could have been’ for pandemic, says Mark Drakeford
Mark Drakeford has admitted Wales was “not as prepared as it could have been” for a pandemic. The First Minister of Wales, in his evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry
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Food bank use is a personal choice, suggests Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer
A Government minister has said it is “not correct” that people are forced to use food banks as he suggested relying on free handouts is a personal choice. Veterans Minister
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Child sexual exploitation may be under-reported in school holidays, says charity
Child sexual exploitation might be under-reported during school holidays, a charity has warned, after data suggested dips in the monthly average police records of such abuse outside of term time.
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Care home worker jailed for abusing residents with dementia almost 40 times
A care worker has been jailed for abusing three care home residents with dementia almost 40 times. Sharlene Bosita (pictured) was seen on CCTV making it look like she was
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