A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) published earlier this year estimated that delays in discharging medically fit patients from hospital were costing £820m a year. In spite of many
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Ofsted’s work to protect children would be a “waste of time” if local authorities do not improve the tracking of pupils who leave mainstream education, the head of the watchdog
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Nine men have been jailed after a teenager in local authority care was subjected to a “horrifying” catalogue of sexual abuse, some of which was streamed live on the internet.
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Mental health continues to be in the headlines. To support the agenda for better mental health, the Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) at the University of Birmingham in partnership with the Centre
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A disabled man says he plans to sue after a High Court judge gave medics permission to take him from home to hospital and authorised the use of force. Aamir
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In response to the current policy emphasis on delivering more integrated health and social care, the University of Birmingham’s School of Social Policy has published five new practical guides to
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Two men in their mid-20s have failed to persuade a High Court judge to let them bring up three children who have been taken from the care of their mother.
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The children’s services department at one of the country’s biggest councils is to be run by a voluntary trust following years of criticism. The department at Birmingham City Council has
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A culture of bullying prevented staff at an NHS trust from speaking out about the fact too many heart surgery patients were dying, a damning report has found. Inspectors from
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A High Court judge has rejected claims that Birmingham City Council – the largest housing authority in England – is “systemically” turning away homeless applicants. Four homeless people had taken
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