Thousands of people with a mental illness are being “failed by the criminal justice system” in England and Wales, inspectors have warned. At every stage, the needs of those with
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A mother whose “bright, cheeky and talented” son was killed by a paranoid schizophrenic during a stabbing spree in Birmingham has said the brutal attack has left her “haunted”. Joanne
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The wife of a former Commonwealth army soldier murdered her newborn son after “snapping” over the stresses of applying for permission to stay in the UK while struggling to support
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The recent ban on placing vulnerable children in unregulated care settings is acting as a “pressure cooker” amid a serious lack of alternatives, a social services boss has warned. Charlotte
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The Government has insisted fast-tracked offers to supply PPE went through the same due diligence as any other route, after a leaked list showed dozens of firms were given contracts
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A two-year-old girl who died weeks into lockdown after suffering a serious brain injury was probably killed by her adoptive father, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Williams
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The NHS faces a bed-blocking and capacity crisis this winter because of a staff shortage in care homes, ministers have been warned. The Government was told by Conservative MP Mark
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The number of nurses and midwives leaving the professions has risen amid a warning more departures could follow without further efforts to tackle the pressures on both occupations brought on
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A new online training tool has gone to help people across Wales spot the signs of abuse, harm or neglect of children or adults. The bilingual e-learning package will give
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Social care staff should be given a bonus to stop them leaving for other jobs, health leaders have said, as they warned the NHS faces the “most difficult winter in
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