A babysitter has been jailed for life after inflicting fatal brain injuries on a 21-month-old girl in a “brutal assault” and then failing to seek medical help for about three
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Nearly a quarter of staff at older adult care homes in England have not been given a first dose of coronavirus vaccine, new figures show. The latest data from NHS
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Boris Johnson is facing pressure to increase a proposed pay rise for NHS staff, after more than 150,000 health workers in Scotland have been told their pay packets will be
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Adult social care is being hampered by the Government’s failure to detail a long-term plan for care, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO) said the
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A review of healthcare support for children’s first 1,001 days will “help millions of families to give their baby the very best start for life”, politicians have said. Personalised child
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More than 154,000 NHS Scotland staff are to be offered a pay rise of at least 4% in a deal from the Scottish Government. The move will benefit employees with
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The Scottish Government has pledged almost £17 million of additional cash for hospices, which have been hit by a drop in income as a result of Covid-19. Lockdown has forced
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Family court judges might be asked to consider more cases in which social workers are concerned about children’s weight, a lawyer has said. News that two teenagers had been taken
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A woman in her late teens who has a learning difficulty and a history of being sexually abused by men is under close supervision at a specialist unit for her
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New immigration rules could worsen staff shortages in the social care sector, the Scottish Government has warned. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman (pictured) has written to the UK Government seeking an
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