A High Court judge is to examine evidence surrounding the death of an 11-year-old disabled boy who drowned in a bath at his home. The youngster, who had cerebral palsy
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Councils across England are being reminded by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman of their duties under the Care Act to administer ‘top-up fees’ for people contributing towards relatives’
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Health visitors have launched a month-long strike in a long-running dispute over contracts. Members of the Unite union in Lincolnshire are to stay on strike until December 13 in protest
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Health visitors have voted to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay. Members of the Unite union in Lincolnshire backed industrial action by 2-1, threatening an escalation of
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A judge has said social services bosses should not facilitate access to prostitutes for a man with learning difficulties who has a “high sex drive”. The man had become fascinated
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Health workers involved in a long-running campaign of industrial action over pay will receive support from union activists on Tuesday. Members of Unite based in Lincolnshire, who started a week-long
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A relative of the founder of the NHS died after a “life-threatening mistake” made by two NHS trusts. Roderick Bevan, the great-nephew of Nye Bevan, died last year after being
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The Bishop of Lincoln has said he is “bewildered” after he was suspended from office following alleged failures to adequately safeguard children and vulnerable people. Archbishop of Canterbury the Most
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Clergy and staff from a Church of England Diocese were referred to police in 2015 after church leaders had allegedly “turned a blind eye” to claims of child abuse, an
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A woman who has suffered from a “prolonged, pathological grief disorder” since her daughter was stillborn nearly six years ago has been awarded more than a quarter of a million
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