Man admits manslaughter of care home nurse unwittingly caught up in drugs dispute
A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a woman who was splashed with acid from head to toe as she was unwittingly caught up in a drugs
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Government pledge ‘immediate help’ to student nurses hit by loan error
Student nurses who had their loans cut off or reduced after an administrative error meant they were previously paid too much are to get “immediate help”, the universities minister has
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Appeal to Jewish community for stem cell donor to save grandmother’s life
The family of a “bubbly” and “loving” grandmother say the answer to their desperate search for a stem cell donor to save her life probably lies in the Jewish community.
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Health Secretary to face standards investigation over luxury flats purchase
Parliament’s Standards Commissioner has opened an inquiry into Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt over his failure to declare an investment in luxury flats for rent. Mr Hunt has already apologised for
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Anti-psychotic drug was ‘contributing factor’ in autistic teenager’s death – consultant
A consultant has told an inquest that anti-psychotic drugs she prescribed to a teenager were “one of the contributing factors” in his death. Thomas Oliver McGowan, 18, who was mildly
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Put more women in top aid agency roles to combat sexual abuse, former Oxfam executive
Aid agencies should introduce a better gender balance in order to combat sexual abuse by mainly male staff, a former Oxfam executive has told MPs. Such a move is “absolutely
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Duchess of Cornwall highlights ‘corrosive silence’ around domestic abuse
The Duchess of Cornwall has issued a rallying call in the fight against domestic abuse. At the closing session of the Commonwealth Women’s Forum, Camilla addressed the “corrosive silence” surrounding
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One in four UK regions lack specialist mental health care for mothers
Pregnant women and new mothers in a quarter of the UK still cannot access specialist perinatal mental health services, according to new research. The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA), a
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Green light for first new treatment in almost 60 years for inflammatory disease
Health officials are set to give the green light to a new treatment for a condition which has not seen any advances in almost six decades. The National Institute for
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Self-injected drug offers new hope for migraine sufferers
A self-injected smart drug holds out new hope for migraine sufferers who until now have had to grit their teeth and bear the pain of thunderclap headaches. Trial results show
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