A mentally-disabled agoraphobic can be sedated and taken from the home she has not left for many years so doctors can perform an eye operation, a judge has ruled after
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A specialist judge has expressed concern about the way an elderly woman living in a care home was “covertly” given medication. Judge Peter Bellamy said the use of covert medication
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Nine men have been jailed after a teenager in local authority care was subjected to a “horrifying” catalogue of sexual abuse, some of which was streamed live on the internet.
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The delay in rolling out new measures to ease the distress of vulnerable witnesses giving evidence is “wrong”, a justice minister has admitted. A six-month pilot allowing the most vulnerable
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The number of antidepressants given to patients has doubled over the last decade, new figures show. Between 2005 and 2015 the number of the drugs prescribed and dispensed in England
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People nearing the end of their life are to have round-the-clock access to palliative care experts under plans to help tackle variations in care. They will be given a key
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A family court judge’s ruling relating to the murder of six-year-old Ellie Butler will make “front page news” if it is published – another judge has forecast. The ruling was
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New research from the universities of East Anglia (UEA) and Warwick reveals an increase in adolescents who died or were seriously injured in which abuse or neglect is thought to
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Ministers are gearing up to impose a new contract on thousands of junior doctors across England. Sources in Government told the BBC an announcement is expected in the next few
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A 29-year-old unemployed man who wanted to care for his baby son has lost a family court fight after a judge raised concerns about his lifestyle. Recorder Carly Henley said
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