There are calls for stricter enforcement for GPs as MPs heard people without ID or proof of residence are being denied healthcare. Health minister Jackie Doyle-Price told MPs that, while
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A police force has been fined £234,500 for health and safety breaches in relation to a belt used around the face of a man before he collapsed in custody. Thomas
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A new law ensuring safe levels of staffing in health and care has been passed unanimously at Holyrood. The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Bill was put forward following concerns
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Care workers in Yorkshire after being paid less and facing cuts to their working conditions as a result of council homes being transferred into private ownership. That was the key
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A couple have been arrested on suspicion of holding a woman as a domestic slave in Belfast for more than six years. Police said the arrests are the first of
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An official criminal records checking scheme is relying on a 17-year-old system after a modernisation drive was hit by delays, according to a Commons report. The Disclosure and Barring Service
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Doctors’ leaders have raised concerns over guidance given to GPs by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which medics fear could endanger vulnerable patients. The Royal College of General
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Social care is one of the most controversial topics in British politics – but one that urgently needs to be addressed. In a new report for the Centre for Policy
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Over-50s could be forced to pay more than £300 a year extra National Insurance to help fund a fairer social care system under plans drawn up by senior Tory Damian
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The social care system in England is at “crisis point”, with more people asking for care but fewer receiving it, according to a report. The study, from the influential King’s
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