Health bodies and unions have reacted angrily after the Government confirmed plans to axe bursaries for student nurses and midwives. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the changes were
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The widening gap between rising demand for social care and its availability is impacting on efforts to cut the number of people stuck in hospital, a report has found. MPs
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The head of the NHS has called on the Government to assure its foreign staff that their jobs are safe post-Brexit. Laying out a blueprint for Britain’s health service outside
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New Cabinet Minister Andrea Leadsom has been branded “ignorant” after saying it would be sensible not to employ a man to look after children in case they are a paedophile.
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Death threats have been made to Labour’s Luciana Berger, with one message allegedly telling her she is going to “get it like Jo Cox did”. She has reportedly received a
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An extra £12 million will be spent over the next 2 years to expand services that make mental health assessments available to those arrested. The funding will see a roll
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A 2% council tax surcharge introduced by George Osborne last year to help pay for adult social care in England has failed even to cover the additional cost from the
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People from the EU who work in the health and social care sectors in Wales make a huge contribution to our communities and are extremely valued members of staff. This
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Social work for children and families is under “severe stress” and government plans for reform have “significant weaknesses”, a group of MPs has warned. The cross-party Education Committee said social
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Government guidance on school sex and relationships education policies is out of date and is older than the majority of pupils learning about the subject, the Terrence Higgins Trust said.
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