More people with dementia should be given music or dance therapy in a bid to prevent them being “over-medicalised”, the Health Secretary has said. Matt Hancock said that while guidance
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A Polish man has become the latest person to be awarded five-figure damages by the High Court for unlawful detention after being found sleeping rough. Antoni Holownia, 63, was unlawfully
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Thousands of Windrush scandal victims will share in a £200 million compensation scheme launched on Wednesday by the Government. The two-year initiative aims to “right the wrongs” suffered by people
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A woman has spoken of her “huge relief” after winning a libel battle against her ex-husband over Facebook posts. Nicola Stocker (pictured) wrote that Ronald Stocker tried to strangle her,
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Four more healthcare professionals have been arrested over the suspected poisoning of patients at a hospital stroke unit. Two women and one man were previously arrested after Lancashire Police was
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A woman with mental health difficulties has been praised by a family court judge after deciding to let her toddler daughter be adopted because she cannot meet the youngster’s needs.
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A two-month-old baby alleged to have been murdered by his parents had what appeared to be a bite mark on his arm, a court has heard. Luke Morgan, 26, and
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The Queen has hosted more than 200 guests from voluntary organisations at a reception at Windsor Castle. The event celebrated the 100th anniversary of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations
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Care home managers will still receive too much power under reforms linked to the detention of vulnerable people, according to Labour. Shadow health minister Barbara Keeley said improvements have been
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The UK has the highest prison population in western Europe, a new report has found. A snapshot of figures showed more than 90,000 people were locked up in England and
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