The social care system is “progressively failing” the public, the ombudsman has said following a “relentless rise” in upheld complaints over the past decade. The Local Government and Social Care
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The proposed National Care Service would “further deplete” the powers of local government, an academic has warned. The Scottish Government is currently consulting on setting up the service, which they
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More patients are being forced to seek donations or take out loans to pay for operations due to the Conservative-made NHS crisis, according to the shadow health secretary. Jon Ashworth
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The co-founder of a bereaved families group has said he hopes the Prime Minister will “at long last…take us seriously” when he meets members at Downing Street this week. Matt
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More than 70,000 extra deaths have taken place in private homes in England and Wales since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, new analysis shows. Extra deaths – known as
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A judge has raised concern about a shortage of secure accommodation for troubled teenagers after being told that a council is spending £45,000 a week on the care of a
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A patient told an inquiry her cancer treatment was stopped early as she contracted an infection from water used in an operating theatre, leaving her “worried and scared”. Stevie-Jo Kirkpatrick,
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A father who threw his baby daughter into her cot more than 20 years ago has been cleared of her murder. Dean Smith, 46, inflicted horrific head injuries to four-week-old
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Healthcare staff and other key workers should have priority access to fuel amid supply issues, leading unions have warned. The British Medical Association (BMA) said that as pumps run dry
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People living in poorer regions of England face longer waits for routine NHS care, according to new analysis. The NHS has been told by a watchdog to ensure people have
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