A group of bereaved parents have warned that the Online Safety Act does not yet go far enough to protect children on social media. Bereaved Families for Online Safety have
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Tensions rose between the Department of Health and the Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland over the daily death and testing figures during the early stages of the coronavirus
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The coming of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry to Northern Ireland “can honour our loved ones’ memories”, a bereaved daughter has said. The inquiry started three weeks’ of hearings in Belfast
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Families bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic want “truth, answers and accountability” when decision-making in Northern Ireland is examined by the UK-wide inquiry, a solicitor has said. Enda McGarrity, who represents
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The chairwoman of the public inquiry examining the deaths of almost 2,000 mental health patients in Essex is inviting applications from core participants. The inquiry will investigate the deaths of
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Parents who claim they were “gagged” in legal proceedings about their dying children have gathered at the Supreme Court as justices consider allowing the naming of doctors involved in two
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All deaths not investigated by a coroner will need to be reviewed by medical examiners from September, the Government has announced. The move, which has been criticised for long delays,
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The public inquiry examining the deaths of almost 2,000 mental health patients in Essex has been expanded, officials have announced. The initial inquiry into the deaths of people on mental
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A lawyer representing patient groups at the Covid-19 Inquiry has called for clarity on when the probe will examine the impact the pandemic had on mental health. It comes after
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More than 250 patients a week may have died needlessly in England last year due to very long waits in A&E for a hospital bed, new estimates suggest. Calculations by
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