Warning over NHS care standards with sharp rise in patients waiting more than year
There has been a sharp rise in the number of patients who have waited more than a year for NHS care in England, according to a new report which paints
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More than a million GP patients displaced by surgery closures or mergers
More than a million GP patients have been forced to search for a new family doctor after their surgery closed or merged during the last five years, a new report
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Special needs education services receive multi-million pound boost
Hundreds of millions of pounds in funding has been announced to help improve provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities. The Government has provided £680 million to create
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Parents found guilty of trying to force girl to marry her first cousin in Bangladesh
A man and woman have been convicted of forced marriage after luring their daughter to Bangladesh in a bid to wed the 19-year-old to her first cousin. The teenager had
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Parents of autistic woman killed by lorry win battle to replace coroner
The parents of an autistic woman who died after being struck by a lorry have won a legal battle to replace the coroner overseeing her inquest. Colette McCulloch (pictured), 35,
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Kent man jailed for six years over two assaults of women walking alone
A man who attacked two young women more than a year apart while they were walking alone at night has been jailed for six years. Trevor Collier (pictured) punched his
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People with mental health problems being failed by essential service companies
Essential service providers are failing customers with mental health problems by offering limited and patchy support, Citizens Advice has claimed. The charity found energy and telecoms were rated the worst
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Watchdog calls for action to improve patient safety in emergency care
Action is needed to “keep patients safe” in A&Es, the health watchdog has warned. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said that safety is a “key area of concern” in urgent
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Government reform of disclosure scheme branded a ‘masterclass in incompetence’
The Government has been accused of a “masterclass in incompetence” over attempts to improve the criminal records checking scheme. A project to modernise the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has
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Care worker dies after suffering head injuries at home of elderly dementia sufferer
Detectives are investigating how a female carer died after suffering head injuries in the flat of a 95-year-old patient who is believed to suffer from dementia. The elderly man, who
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