Dying people should be treated with respect and compassion and doctors should not make “snap” decisions about their care, a watchdog has said. The National Institute for Health and Care
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Nurses are under such pressure that they cannot guarantee safe care for their patients, according to a new poll. The survey of almost 1,000 nurses found eight out of 10
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The Duchess of Cambridge beat out a festive rhythm when she joined a group of youngsters for a drumming workshop at a children’s mental health centre. Kate was left with
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Children from gypsy, traveller or Romany backgrounds make up a “hugely disproportionate” number of inmates in youth prisons, figures reveal. One in 10 (11%) of those held in secure training
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Scrapping grants for student nurses risks preventing the next Florence Nightingale or Edith Cavell from emerging, ministers have been warned. Labour’s Wes Streeting, a former president of the National Union
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Councils across England dealt with more than 200,000 cries for help over the last year from people on the brink of homelessness, according to analysis by Shelter. The charity pointed
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More than two thirds of police forces in England and Wales are letting down vulnerable victims, a new report suggests. Four services were rated as “inadequate” for how they protect
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A council has said it is “unable to determine the exact circumstances” of how a grandmother suffered terrible injuries which her family believe were the result of multiple rat bites.
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Skills for Care has announced the finalists for their Accolades Awards celebrating the achievements of organisations committed to boosting the skills and knowledge of the growing adult social care workforce.
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Failing children’s services that are putting the lives of young people at risk will now be taken over by other councils and charities, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. Powers
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