Social care deal will see non-emergency patients transferred by Uber
Uber taxis could soon be used to transfer non-emergency patients to and from hospital after a deal was struck between an NHS trust and social care company Cera. The deal
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Boy who fell from drug-dependent mother’s arms must be placed for adoption
A boy removed from his mother’s care after she took the drug GHB must be placed for adoption, a High Court judge has ruled. The woman had been seen “staggering
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Watchdog slam police over failures to investigate abuse link in toddler Poppi’s death
A report which concluded that senior detectives investigating the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington were “unstructured and disorganised” has left her mother “profoundly disappointed and distressed”, say her lawyers. The
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Domestic abuse campaigners welcome anonymous voter registration reforms
New measures have been announced to make it easier for survivors of domestic abuse to take part in elections. Changes to the anonymous registration scheme will make it more straightforward
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Government in unprecedented climbdown on ‘dangerous’ vulnerable children proposals
The Government has backed down over plans which critics claimed would have weakened protections for vulnerable children. Education Secretary Justine Greening has dropped proposals in the Children and Social Work
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Health & care workers urged to do more to ask dying people about spiritual beliefs
Health and care workers looking after dying people in their final days must do more to ask about spiritual beliefs, experts have said. Spiritual wishes were only documented for one
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Patient safety ‘real concern’ as NHS inspection report reveals key findings
England’s top hospital inspector has warned that safety remains a “real concern” in the NHS after it emerged four out of five NHS trusts need to improve on patient safety.
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PM to look at ‘institutional racism’ of black people by mental health services
Prime Minister Theresa May said she is “looking at” the treatment of black people by mental health services amid claims of “institutional racism”. Labour MP Steve Reed (pictured) said young
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Treasury minister denies ‘death tax’ plan to fund social care
A Treasury minister has denied reports the Government is considering a “death tax” to help fund social care. Jane Ellison said “no” to Labour former health secretary Andy Burnham when
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Grandmother who refused to help social workers find child is freed from jail
A 53-year-old grandmother who refused to help social workers trying to find her three-year-old grandchild has been held in prison for two days after council bosses said she was in
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