Reports of child sex abuse have risen by more than 60% in the last four years, new figures suggest. Freedom of Information data obtained by shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper
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Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, those aged over 85 and people living in poorer areas are being failed in the quality of palliative care they receive, according to a
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Controversial columnist Katie Hopkins has been accused of making “disgraceful” and “ill-informed” remarks about dementia patients by a leading charity. The reality TV star is well-known for her outspoken and
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Children are turning up to school sick because their parents cannot afford to take time off to care for them, teachers have claimed. School staff are also still seeing youngsters
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More than 1,000 centres to help parents with young children face being axed under a Conservative government, Labour has claimed. The Conservatives’ “extreme” spending plans are set to lead to
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Research into mental health receives less than 1% of the funding per patient that cancer gets, analysis by a charity has found. For every £1 spent by the Government on
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Occupational therapist John Valmoria was struck off the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register because of a conviction for theft from a service user while working as a care
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New National Autistic Society (NAS) figures released to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day today show that more people in the UK are aware of autism than ever before. But
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Major changes to the social care system which come into place in England today are “built on sand” unless more funding is allocated, charities have warned. The Care and Support
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Binge drinking is costing UK taxpayers £4.9 billion a year, a study has suggested. Researchers looked at a number of immediate factors upon which binge drinking has an effect, such
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