The number of patients waiting longer than six months to start planned NHS hospital treatment has now exceeded 200,000, figures show. NHS England referral to treatment (RTT) statistics for May
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Applications to nursing courses have dropped by a third in the two years since bursaries for students were axed, figures show. The number of people in England applying to begin
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Low levels of psychological distress can increase the risk of developing some chronic diseases including arthritis, and types of heart and lung disease, according to new research. The study, led
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Legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants has been reinstated following a five-year legal battle between the Government and the Children’s Society. Justice Minister Lucy Frazer confirmed that the scope of
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A Nigerian couple living in England unlawfully have claimed asylum after telling immigration officials that their two daughters will be subjected to female genital mutilation if they return to Nigeria.
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A teenager who died at home looked “hauntingly reminiscent of starving victims in the extermination camps of the Second World War”, according to a judge who jailed his mother, grandmother
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Labour’s bid to force the Government to dock the pay of Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey has been voted down by MPs. The motion to “sanction” Ms McVey, by
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A woman who suffered a “lifetime” of abuse from her bullying father has been jailed for nine years after she killed and buried him in her back garden after finding
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A rape victim who suffers with post traumatic stress disorder has been denied benefits for “not demonstrating symptoms” at the time of her claim assessment. Labour MP Wes Streeting raised
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A woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a doctor while being treated for blood clots at Birmingham Children’s Hospital has been awarded a five-figure settlement by the trust. The
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