Government blames 96% fall in EU nurses registering for UK work on language test
A big drop in the number of nurses from the EU registering to work in the UK has been blamed by the Government on new language tests rather than Brexit.
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Ex-archbishop of Canterbury resigns from honorary role after damning church abuse review
Former archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has resigned from an honorary role he held within the Church of England after a damning review into the handling of the case of
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Carer jailed for nine years after stealing nearly £300,000 from woman aged 102
A “merciless” carer who stole nearly £300,000 from a vulnerable 102-year-old woman has been jailed for nine years. Julie Sayles, 59, of Bridlington, East Yorkshire, took advantage of “frugal” Edith
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‘High stakes’ conspiracy that defrauded councils and hospitals smashed by police
An audacious “high-stakes” criminal conspiracy which defrauded NHS hospitals, councils and the Guernsey government out of £12.6 million, and funnelled cash overseas, has been smashed by police. An organised crime
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Canadian elderly care nurse gets life for killing eight people in long-term care
A former nurse convicted of killing eight elderly people in her care in Canada has been sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole for 25 years. Elizabeth Wettlaufer (pictured)
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Think tank propose workforce levy to help tackle social care funding crisis
A levy on workers of around £360 a year would help tackle the social care funding crisis, a public services think tank has suggested. Under the plans set out by
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Practice of sending mental health patients long distances for care has become endemic in NHS
The practice of sending mental health patients far away from friends and family to receive care has become endemic in the NHS, leading doctors warned as new figures show a
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CQC urge 17,000 care homes and hospices to review their fire safety procedures
More than 17,000 care homes, hospices and private hospitals have been told to check their fire safety procedures in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. The Care Quality Commission
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Heated debate results in BMA conference voting to decriminalise abortion
Abortion should be decriminalised, medics at the British Medical Association (BMA) have said. Delegates at the BMA’s annual meeting in Bournemouth voted in favour of a motion calling for a
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Mislaying of 700,000 medical letters ‘totally unacceptable’ says Jeremy Hunt
A major blunder which saw more than 700,000 confidential patient letters mislaid was “totally unacceptable” and should never have been allowed to happen, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. However,
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