Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that there is “no evidence” that patients have been put at risk after the NHS mislaid more than 700,000 pieces of confidential medical correspondence.
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Vulnerable British children shipped overseas in a controversial migration programme were victims of “unacceptable depravity” including torture, sexual abuse and slavery, an inquiry has heard. Thousands of children were relocated
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A social worker edited notes made about a mother-of-two embroiled in family court litigation with the intention of “bolstering” a council’s case, a judge has concluded. Linda Fraser, a consultant
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More than 20,000 allegations of abuse by home care workers against elderly and vulnerable people have been made in the last three years, figures show. Data obtained by the BBC
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NHS doctors’ experiences of “grave pressure” they face while working in the health service have been laid bare in a new report. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said its
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A study by seven British universities has revealed significant inequalities in child welfare across the UK, with children in the poorest areas 10 times more likely than those in the
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A baby who suffered 47 broken bones and was shaken to death was “mistreated” for having a deformity, a court heard. Mohammed Miah, 37, and Rebeka Nazmin, 31, are on
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Some patients feel entitled to attack and verbally abuse NHS staff because they have paid their taxes, MPs have heard. Conservative Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere) called for tougher powers to punish
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The NHS in England is spending tens of millions of pounds employing a few hundred agency staff, new figures show. Over 500 agency staff are raking in at least £150,000
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The NHS has mislaid more than half a million pieces of patients’ confidential medical correspondence, including treatment plans and cancer test results. The documents, sent between GPs and hospitals over
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