A couple’s baby was delivered stillborn two days after the mother had been sent home from hospital despite her reporting a loss of fluid and reduced movement in the womb.
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England’s largest membership body for independent adult social care providers has hit out at a lack of clarity from the Government over its mandatory vaccination policy for care home staff.
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Clearing the NHS backlog could cost almost £17 billion, an independent health charity has said. The Health Foundation said coronavirus “will cast a long shadow over the NHS for many
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Boris Johnson faces a Tory backlash over plans to hike National Insurance to help fund social care reforms as Cabinet talks over the final details of the policy continued. The
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A Cabinet minister has stressed the need to ensure social care reforms are “adequately funded” as the Government considers a manifesto-breaking national insurance hike to cover the costs. With a
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Home care providers are refusing to take on hospital patients ready for discharge and those who need help in the community because they do not have enough staff. More than
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A court has temporarily suspended a care home’s registration after a watchdog raised “serious concerns” about the quality of care during an inspection. The interim suspension of the registration of
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A report on child protection in religious organisations and settings shows that some groups have “catastrophically” failed to protect youngsters in their care, a lawyer has said. The Independent Inquiry
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Almost 300 new ambulance staff are to be recruited as part of efforts to remobilise the NHS and ensure the service is “ready for the challenges ahead”, Health Secretary Humza
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A couple lost valuable time together after their local authority placed a woman in a care home against her wishes following a hospital stay, the Local Government and Social Care
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