GPs have insisted they should no longer be obliged to look after thousands of care home residents. Doctors on a British Medical Association (BMA) committee have passed a motion calling
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An eight year old was among more than 22,000 children held overnight in police cells last year, according to new figures. Another one of the 22,792 under-18s was held for
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Government plans to introduce a new role of nursing associate must provide genuine opportunities to enhance the role of health care assistants (HCAs) but will not solve the fundamental problem
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New analysis of Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) data by Which? Elderly Care has found that nearly a third (31%) of unpaid carers looking after an elderly relative
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Scotland Yard has dropped an investigation into reports of physical and sexual abuse linked to failed charity Kids Company. Detectives found no evidence of criminality within 32 pieces of information
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“Chronic” insecurity in the private rented sector in England has led to a fourfold increase since 2010 in the number of households forced into homelessness when tenancies end, according to
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An independent commission has called for a fundamental change to the way care for older people is designed and delivered, so that care is tailored around individuals rather than institutions.
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People bereaved by the sudden death of a friend or family member are 65% more likely to attempt suicide if the deceased died by suicide than if they died by
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Elderly and disabled people are not being cared for in a dignified manner because visits by homecare workers are being limited to 15 minutes, it has been claimed. A survey
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The stepfather of murdered schoolboy Daniel Pelka has died in prison – six months after the victim’s mother was found hanging in her cell. Mariusz Krezolek (pictured right) was discovered
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