An NHS trust has been placed in special measures after some hospital patients were found to have died after waiting too long for heart treatment while others were left to
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A woman with a “very significant learning disability” has lost the latest round of a fight over the care of her two children. Two Court of Appeal judges have backed
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Breaking a bone can make everyday activities particularly tricky. Especially when it’s your dominant arm and you live alone. Just ask Mrs Bennet who badly broke her right arm last
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The mother of a teenage girl who took her own life has criticised the health professionals who “failed” her daughter and said she would never have left her alone if
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Alzheimer’s Society has announced today that it has committed almost £2million to the University of Exeter, as part of its biggest-ever single investment in dementia care research. The funding will
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The investigation into abuse of vulnerable adults at two care homes in Devon was launched after one of the residents contacted the authorities. The resident – known only as AC
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Thirteen directors, managers and staff at two care homes have been convicted of imprisoning disabled adults in empty rooms to punish or control them, it can be reported. An abusive
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Council social services bosses unlawfully allowed the surname of two sisters to be changed before they were adopted, a family court judge has concluded. Judge James Meston said bosses had
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A major new discovery has been made towards finding the cause of multiple sclerosis – potentially paving the way for new treatments. Scientists have found a new cellular mechanism which
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An investigation has been launched into the death of a man held at an immigration removal centre. The 43-year-old man, who has not been identified, had been detained at The
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