Around 1.5 million older people ‘have unmet need for social care’ – Age UK
Around 1.5 million older people in England have an unmet need for social care, a charity has warned. Age UK estimates that one in seven people aged 65 and over
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Coroner urges change after death of woman at West Sussex mental health hospital
The “sudden and unexpected” death of a woman with paranoid schizophrenia in a mental health facility must lead to change, a coroner has said. Side effects of Katherine Stamp’s medication
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Study of a million elderly suggests more exercise to cut heart attack and stroke risk
Older people should up their exercise levels once they hit 60 to help cut their risk of heart attack and stroke, new research suggests. People who started exercising after being
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Labour candidate quits for ‘personal reasons’ after comparing Israel to child abuser
A Scottish Labour candidate has stepped down after a controversial blog emerged in which she compared Israel to a child abuser. Kate Ramsden (pictured), who was standing in the Gordon
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Care home investor Target Healthcare snaps up 39 properties in £81 million deal
Care home investor Target Healthcare has snapped up 39 properties across the UK in an £81.3 million deal. The real estate investment trust has agreed to buy seven care homes
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SNP use election launch to introduce Bill to protect NHS from trade deals
The SNP are expected to announce a Bill to protect the NHS from trade deals with foreign nations, saying it is “not for sale at any price”. At the launch
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75% of asylum seekers wait more than six months for decision – report
Three quarters of asylum seekers in the UK waited more than six months for an initial decision on their case in the last quarter of 2018, a new report shows.
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Boris Johnson promises a fast track ‘NHS visa’ for overseas health professionals
Boris Johnson is promising a fast track “NHS visa” making it easier for overseas doctors and nurses to work in the UK if the Tories win the General Election. Ministers
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Tory candidate quits over ‘ill-judged comments’ on high-profile rape case
A Conservative candidate who made “ill-judged comments” during a radio discussion about a high-profile rape case has announced he is standing down. Former BBC Radio Norfolk presenter Nick Conrad (pictured)
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RCN nurses in Northern Ireland vote to strike over pay and staffing levels
Nurses in Northern Ireland have voted to take strike action over pay and staffing levels. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in the region have backed industrial action
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