Criminal charges could be brought following “truly shocking” revelations that the lives of more than 450 people had been shortened by the prescribing and administering of opioids without medical justification
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Experts have strongly condemned “irresponsible” and “deeply cynical” claims that a new food supplement can slow the progress of Alzheimer’s. A study of 13 patients found that a combination of
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Some batches of children’s cough syrup which have the potential to grow mould have been recalled. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued a precautionary recall for some
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Victims of paedophile football coach Barry Bennell have spoken of their relief after he failed in a Court of Appeal bid to have his 30-year jail term cut. Three judges
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A change in the law is being demanded by the Victims’ Commissioner to stop victims of domestic violence being cross-examined by their abusers in the family courts. Baroness Newlove (pictured)
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Criminal charges could be brought following “truly shocking” revelations that more than 450 people had their lives shortened after being prescribed powerful painkillers at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital. A
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A suicide awareness drive is being launched in the Grenfell Tower neighbourhood amid mounting concern about the disaster’s psychological fallout. Kensington and Chelsea Council is spearheading the Ok Not To
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Nursing staff first raised concerns about the poor prescribing and administration of opioids at the Gosport Memorial Hospital nearly 30 years ago but their fears were “silenced” by management, the
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Nearly 200 children a day are being placed on plans to protect them from neglect and abuse, research has found. Children’s services are being “pushed to the brink” by the
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The NHS needs to face up to its failings and ensure a scandal similar to that at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital does not happen again, a leading health chief
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