Home Secretary pledges to avoid repeat of Rotherham child-grooming scandal
Priti Patel has insisted no part of the state should turn a blind eye to grooming of children, to avoid a repeat of the Rotherham scandal. The Home Secretary said
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Move to exclude social care workers from new immigration rules an ‘embarrassing shambles’
The Government has been condemned for excluding social care workers from its new immigration rules, with the move described as an “embarrassing shambles”. It was announced on Monday that a
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UK among the highest for health and social care worker deaths during pandemic – Amnesty
The UK is among the countries to have recorded the highest number of health and social care worker deaths during the coronavirus crisis, according to a report by Amnesty International.
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Victims of modern slavery may number 100,000 in UK – ten times latest Government estimate
The “appalling abuse” of modern day slavery in the UK will take a “long time” to stamp out, the Justice Secretary has said, as another fashion brand announced an investigation
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Charities lead call for relatives of dementia patients to be treated as key workers
Leading charities have joined forces to call on the Government to allow relatives of dementia patients to be treated as key workers, it has been reported. According to the BBC,
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Details of when care home visits can resume ‘in the next few days’, says Hancock
Families will soon be able to start visiting relatives in care homes in England again, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Mr Hancock said the Government would be setting out
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Lack of joined-up services led to more deaths during pandemic – charity leader
A lack of joined-up health and social care services led to an increased number of older people dying during the coronavirus pandemic, a charity leader has said. Untrained care staff
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Healthcare review finds thousands had come to ‘avoidable harm’ with concerns dismissed and overlooked
Additional “problems, mistakes and tragedies” may have occurred in the healthcare system, the authors of a damning review into the care of tens of thousands of people have said. The
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Face masks ‘not a magic bullet’ in preventing the spread of coronavirus, says First Minister
Wearing a face mask is not a “magic bullet” in preventing the spread of coronavirus, the First Minister of Wales has said. Mark Drakeford (pictured) said the Welsh Government would
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Damning review concludes thousands of women could have been spared mesh complications
Thousands of women could have been spared complications from mesh surgery, a damning new review has concluded. Women told the review team of “excruciating chronic pain feeling like razors inside
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