Neglect by a children’s hospital led to the death of a toddler who was left waiting days for emergency surgery, an inquest has found. Kayden Urmston-Bancroft, aged 20 months, was
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The health watchdog has taken action after an inspection at a hospital brought up a “number of concerns” surrounding its A&E department, particularly with regard to whether staff were identifying
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A former Swansea social worker has been given an admonishment for three years after a hearing found his fitness to practise was impaired because of his misconduct. Fraser Scott was
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Council social services bosses have apologised to a mother-of-three who says she went through “five months of absolute hell” after limits were unfairly placed on when she could see her
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The removal of financial incentives for GPs has been linked with a decline in performance by a new study. Researchers said an “immediate” reduction recorded across 12 quality measures they
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Children with cancer are having to travel twice as far and spend twice as much on journeys for treatment than adults, research has revealed. Children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent found
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A nursery in Paisley has must make urgent improvements in the quality of care and learning experienced by children, inspectors have warned. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement
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Social services bosses at a London council have been criticised by a judge over the way they handled a case involving a severely-disabled Colombian woman who was living in England
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A custody sergeant accused of breaching police standards by authorising the strip search of a philosophy lecturer who went limp and refused to give her name has been cleared of
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Nearly a quarter of ambulance trusts have no systems for holding advance care plans for patients, a charity has warned. Compassion in Dying, which helps people prepare for the end
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