Man at serious risk of choking died in burger joint after care company failed him, family says
The family of a man who choked to death after a support worker took him to a pub for a burger says he was failed by a care company, after
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Freelance journalist loses latest round of litigation over access to social services family court file
A freelance journalist who wants to examine a file of evidence relating to a girl who was at the centre of private family court proceedings has lost another round of
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Two agency nurses guilty of ‘gross failures’ kept jobs at care home despite errors, coroner told
Two agency nurses whose “gross failures” contributed to the death of a disabled woman were allowed to keep working at a care home because they “knew residents well”, a coroner
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Two care home workers arrested on suspicion of wilful neglect over deadly coronavirus outbreak
Police have arrested two members of staff at a South Devon care home in connection with a Covid-19 outbreak that is believed to have caused multiple deaths. Nine deaths have
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Duchess of Sussex donates £10,000 to project tackling poverty and racism
The Duchess of Sussex has donated £10,000 to a community project tackling poverty, racism and social exclusion. Meghan (pictured) gave the money to Nottingham charity Himmah with funds from The
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Mother of epileptic daughter urges PM to intervene in prescription of life-changing cannabis oil
The mother of a desperately ill woman who sold her home to pay for her daughter’s medicinal cannabis has urged the Government to make it available on the NHS. Elaine
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Babysitter who killed 21-month-old girl in ‘brutal assault’ ordered to serve at least 20 years in jail
A babysitter has been jailed for life after inflicting fatal brain injuries on a 21-month-old girl in a “brutal assault” and then failing to seek medical help for about three
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Nearly quarter of care home staff not received first dose of coronavirus vaccine, data shows
Nearly a quarter of staff at older adult care homes in England have not been given a first dose of coronavirus vaccine, new figures show. The latest data from NHS
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Boris Johnson under pressure to increase NHS pay after Scotland offer 4% to workforce
Boris Johnson is facing pressure to increase a proposed pay rise for NHS staff, after more than 150,000 health workers in Scotland have been told their pay packets will be
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Adult social care hampered by Government’s failure over long-term plan, warns watchdog
Adult social care is being hampered by the Government’s failure to detail a long-term plan for care, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO) said the
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