Survey reveals nurses have ‘no time to care’
Half of nurses are working through breaks or beyond their shift, revealing a health service under “severe strain”, a new report has warned. A survey of almost 3,000 nurses by
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Ambulance staff ‘at breaking point’ with stress
The ambulance service is on the verge of “breaking down” because staff are suffering high levels of stress amid long working hours and tight targets, according to a new report.
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English patient care quality closing gap with rest of UK
The performance gap between the NHS in England and the rest of the UK has narrowed in recent years, despite considerable differences in policy in each country, a wide-ranging report
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Isle of Man introduce compulsory registration scheme
All social workers on the Isle of Man must be registered to “improve care standards”, said the Manx government. The health department said compulsory registration will give the public more
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Report reveals adoption breakdown rate highest with teenagers
The most comprehensive study ever to be carried out into adoption in England has confirmed that the rate of breakdown is lower than anticipated, but it also reveals a stark
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Debt charity – 15 million are ‘living on the edge’
Around 15 million people are “living on the edge” despite the improving economy, a report by a debt charity has warned. Stepchange said that these people are either falling behind
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Northamptonshire launch care home improvement scheme
A new initiative aimed at improving the quality of older people’s care homes has been launched in Northamptonshire. Called My Home Life, the scheme offers training and support to managers
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Court finds staff failings contributed death of teenager at YOI
The mother of a Chesterfield teenager who hanged himself in a young offenders’ institute custody cell has told how she was shocked by the attitude of prison officers whom she
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College makes case for investing in adult social work
The College of Social Work has today launched several key documents outlining the moral and financial case for investing in adult social work. With the current population of ten million
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Treatment of Parkinson’s sufferers ‘frustrating and scandalous’
Patients with a degenerative condition are being subjected to a “frustrating and scandalous” standard of care when in hospitals, a charity has warned. A hospital can be “one of the
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