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Over 1 million emergency supplies issued as food bank use hits record levels

By The Press Association14th April 2016News England

Food bank use remains at record levels, with more than 1.1 million units of emergency supplies given out by a leading charity in the last year, figures have revealed. The

Care agency owner jailed for three years over immigration breaches

By Iain MacDonald14th April 2016News England

The owner of a care agency shut down in a UK Border Agency immigration raid – which led to an elderly woman starving to death – has been jailed for

Drive to cut smoking levels among people with mental health issues

By The Press Association13th April 2016News England

More must be done to drive down the number of people with mental health problems who smoke, a charity has said. People with mental health problems have significantly lower life

Destitute women given tents instead of accommodation on release from prison

By The Press Association13th April 2016News England

Women have been given tents when they were released from prison with nowhere to go, a watchdog has revealed. The disclosure was made following an inspection into HMP Bronzefield in

Call to redouble efforts as report reveals sexual violence in conflict ‘still as prevalent’

By The Press Association12th April 2016News England

Sexual violence in conflict is “as prevalent, if not more prevalent” than it was when William Hague and Angelina Jolie launched an international push to wipe out the war crime,

Charity ‘urges elderly to install CCTV in their homes to combat theft’

By The Press Association12th April 2016News England

A charity has reportedly seen complaints of theft and fraud against elderly victims double in a year, leading it to suggest pensioners install CCTV in their homes. Action on Elder

People with common types of dementia often misdiagnosed & given inappropriate medicines

By The Press Association12th April 2016News England

People with two common types of dementia are frequently being misdiagnosed and given inappropriate medicines, experts have said. There must be greater recognition of the two little-known forms of the

NHS spending millions on prescriptions for over-the-counter items

By The Press Association11th April 2016News England

The NHS is spending millions of pounds a year on prescriptions for items that can be bought in high street pharmacies. Household brands such as Vaseline, Rennie, Strepsils, Benadryl and

Murdered toddler Ayeeshia Smith’s mother weeps as she is jailed for 24 years

By The Press Association11th April 2016News England

A mother has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years after being found guilty of murdering her toddler daughter Ayeeshia Jane Smith by stamping the child

Report: LaingBuisson’s Care Home Pay Survey – Third edition

By Iain MacDonald11th April 2016News England

Become a care home manager? No thanks. National Living Wage, increased regulation and challenging legal framework add up to a role that one wants… While the introduction of the National