Cover-up not ruled out after disabled men were severely injured at care home
An official report has been unable to rule out a cover-up in the case of two disabled men who were severely injured at a care home which is now the
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UK commit £20 million to tackle preventable blindness across Commonwealth
The UK is to plough £20 million towards an ambitious plan to rid the Commonwealth of the leading cause of preventable blindness over the next two years, officials have announced.
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Thousands more patients to be given personal budgets to tailor their own care
Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients could be given funds to pay for their own healthcare under new government plans. The scheme would see controversial “personal budgets” rolled out to
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Delayed Universal Credit payments blamed for contributing to youth homelessness
Welfare reforms are contributing to homelessness among 16 to 24-year-olds by affecting their ability to access and sustain housing, a charity has warned. According to a survey by Homeless Link,
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Education Secretary urged to act after 800 student nurses hit with payment error
The Education Secretary has been urged to intervene after student nurses at 20 universities had their loans and grants cut off or reduced due to administrative errors. More than 800
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NHS Trusts accused of ‘frittering away millions’ on moving staff to arms-length companies
NHS trusts are spending millions of pounds outsourcing staff to new arms-length private companies, research has revealed. A Freedom of Information (FoI) request by Unison showed that trusts in England
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MPs demand action over ‘grotesque and inhumane’ treatment of Windrush immigrants
A cross-party group of 140 MPs has written to Prime Minister Theresa May calling for an “immediate and effective” response to problems faced by long-term British residents from the “Windrush
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MPs demand action over ‘grotesque and inhumane’ treatment of Windrush immigrants
A cross-party group of 140 MPs has written to Prime Minister Theresa May calling for an “immediate and effective” response to problems faced by long-term British residents from the “Windrush
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‘Ghost wards’ with 1,400 empty hospital beds is a scandal – Labour
Hospital wards being out of use and beds being left empty is a “scandal” at a “time of crisis for the NHS”, the shadow health secretary has said. Jonathan Ashworth
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Drinking more than recommended alcohol levels could take years off your life, new research
Drinkers who ignore UK alcohol consumption guidelines could be cutting years off their lives, according to new research. An analysis of nearly 600,000 people found those drinking more than 100g
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