Two children unnecessarily made to use wheelchairs because their mother “fabricated” illnesses were “neglected” by council social services bosses, a family court judge has said. Judge Vera Mayer said a
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Doctors can sedate a man found walking the streets in a confused state in order to provide cancer treatment, a judge has ruled. Ms Justice Russell on Monday concluded that
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Politicians must use the election campaign to address the growing concerns over NHS staffing, health service bosses say. NHS Providers says a combination of pay restraint, the impact of Brexit
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A senior judge has ruled a “thwarted” mother was treated unfairly and unlawfully when she was not given a proper chance to challenge a local authority’s plans to place her
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Waiting times for physiotherapy could worsen because of visa restrictions on workers and uncertainty over Brexit, it is being warned. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy accused the Government of not
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Seven out of 10 children with serious mental health problems are being treated outside their home area, according to NHS figures. Around 69% of young patients were admitted to hospitals
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Cannabis treatment could slow down – or even reverse – memory loss and other brain ageing effects in older people, say scientists. New research on mice has shown that low
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Skills for Care has issued a specific pledge for the social care sector to support the STOMP (stopping the over-medication of people) with a learning disability and / or autism
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The Liberal Democrats have said their pledge to put a penny on income tax to fund a cash injection for the NHS and social care is about being “straightforward and
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The struggle to meet mental health need in prisons has been laid bare as figures show significantly more people in prison have attempted suicide than in the general population. Released
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