A High Court judge has raised concern after hearing that ministers in a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses waited more than two and a half years before telling police that a
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has met the challenge of listening to more than 1,000 care experienced young people as they discuss the changes they want to see to the system
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There is a direct link between urinary incontinence in older women and sitting down too long, a study has found. Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) worked in partnership with
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A pancreatic cancer survivor who lived to see his children grow up thanks to “incredible” drugs has hailed pioneering new UK research into two of the most deadly varieties. A
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An independent inquiry into how rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson was able to go on performing unnecessary operations for years has uncovered a healthcare system “dysfunctional at almost every level”.
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The number of social care providers forced to cut support for vulnerable adults has doubled in the past year because of financial pressures, according to new research. One in five
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Children who are sexually abused by family members are going “unseen and unheard” by agencies who are “woefully ill-equipped” to deal with the issue, according to a new report. Children
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The parents of a disabled teenager who composed award-winning poetry by blinking at letters have said they are “surprised and disappointed” after an inquest found the care he received in
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Hospital bosses took too long to ask for a court decision on how a mentally-ill pensioner suffering from skin cancer should be treated, a judge has suggested. Mr Justice Hayden
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Universal Credit has been hit with another delay to its full rollout, at a cost of half a billion pounds. The Tories’ much-criticised flagship welfare reform is now not expected
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