The outgoing chairman of the Parole Board said there are “very troubling questions” about the body’s independence after he was forced to quit over the John Worboys case. Professor Nick
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Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid has ordered commissioners to take control of a troubled Tory-run council. An independent report, published earlier this month, found Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) had “failed
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A UK Government minister has rejected a call for Scotland to be given a seat on the expert committee which advises on immigration. Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes said while the
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The Scottish Government must ensure there are enough NHS staffed beds available in acute specialities to meet demand, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. The party’s health spokesman Alex Cole-Hamilton
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A long-term funding plan to stop the NHS being hit by funding crises will be put in place this year, Theresa May has announced. The Prime Minister admitted the health
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A “recruitment crisis” in neurology is affecting patient care, MSPs have heard. Professor Malcolm Macleod, clinical lead for neurology at NHS Forth Valley, said use of locums caused “chaos”. Giving
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Expectant mothers will be treated by the same midwives throughout their pregnancy in a bid to reduce miscarriages and stillbirths under plans being set out by Jeremy Hunt. The Health
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Theresa May faces calls from almost 100 MPs to establish a cross-party commission to address the crisis in NHS and social care. The move is an attempt to break the
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Funding figures put out by the Government regarding its flagship free childcare policy are “misleading and out of date”, the Commons Treasury Committee has said. MPs called for more money
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An epilepsy drug has been approved to treat children suffering from seizures on the NHS in Wales by the All Wales Medicine Strategy Group (AMWSG). Epilepsy is a disorder characterised
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