MPs back major changes to Bereavement Support Payment
Major changes to support for bereaved parents have been voted through by the Government. Changes to Bereavement Support Payment were supported by MPs 292 votes to 236, majority 56. The
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Charities voice fears about bailiffs’ behaviour despite crackdown
Charities say they are continuing to see widespread problems with the behaviour of bailiffs towards vulnerable people in financial difficulty, despite a crackdown on the issue. Bodies including StepChange Debt
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King’s Fund warn vulnerable patients suffering in pain due to NHS rationing
Patients are suffering in pain due to NHS rationing, which is affecting access to community nurses and hip operations, a new report says. People at the end of their life
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Judge accused of ‘victim-blaming’ after warning women ‘get drunk and risk rape’
A female judge who warned women they are at greater risk of being raped if they get drunk has been accused of victim-blaming by a police commissioner. Lindsey Kushner said
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Top civil servant urged to probe Surrey’s social care ‘sweetheart deal’
Britain’s top civil servant has been asked to investigate the so-called sweetheart deal for Surrey County Council to deal with its social care funding shortage. Labour claims the Tory authority,
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Family court judge warns over drug use amid ‘pitiful plight’ of mother
A family court judge has warned of the damage drugs can do after ruling that four children whose mother was an addict by the time she turned 20 must go
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New £1,000 per employee immigration charge ‘could cost NHS millions of pounds’
A new immigration charge could cost the NHS millions of pounds and make staff shortages worse, leading healthcare professionals have warned. The health service should be exempt from paying the
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Law over detaining people in care facilities ‘failing those it should protect’
Legal measures designed to safeguard some people detained in care facilities are “failing those they were set up to protect”, a new review has found. The current system for detaining
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Man, 79, admits attempted murder in ‘unprovoked attack’ of care home worker
A pensioner who repeatedly stabbed a member of staff at a care home has pleaded guilty to her attempted murder. Fred Butcher was charged following the “unprovoked attack” involving a
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Care agency probes claims of ‘semi-naked staff holding online sex chats’
A care agency is investigating after employees were shown allegedly taking part in online sex chats while sitting partly naked at their desks. Staff bared their breasts in front of
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