A troubled children’s services department has announced an independent review in to complaints that children were unfairly removed from foster carers. The review will consider allegations that carers were unfairly
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A comprehensive programme of healthy eating advice, exercise, brain-training and health management can slow down mental decline in older people, research has shown. Scientists studied the effects of the programme
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Home Secretary Theresa May will decide by the end of the month whether the inquiry into historic child sex abuse involving a Westminster paedophile ring will investigate allegations from before
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New laws to protect NHS whistleblowers have been approved by peers. The move to outlaw NHS organisations discriminating against people who speak out in the public interest was recommended in
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Five children die in the UK every day who would have survived if they were living elsewhere in Europe, a new report has said. The “alarming” figure means that 1,825
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A council has been attacked for pressing ahead with plans to close six care homes for elderly people. Surrey County Council’s cabinet took the next step to close the final
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The NHS in England is launching the first wave of a series of new “vanguard” projects aimed at driving forward more integration between health and social care. Proposals put forward
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Children as young as seven are posting sexual images of themselves on the internet which are falling into the hands of sex offenders, a new report has warned. The “horrifying”
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Half of single parents have had to borrow money to pay for childcare amid fresh warnings that it doesn’t make financial sense for many to work more hours. Gingerbread, which
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One in four local authorities in England are failing their local communities by ignoring the needs of people with arthritis, a charity has claimed. Arthritis Research UK said 26% of
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