Homeless people are missing out on vital, life-changing care because specialist accommodation is “sadly lacking”, a charity has warned. Significant levels of care needs within homelessness services, and among people
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Relatives of a man who jumped off Chelsea Bridge after being Tasered by police have said it is “incomprehensible” that the officers involved are not under investigation. Oladeji Omishore (pictured),
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Nearly 38,000 vital follow-up appointments with mental health patients were missed at the time at which they were most at risk of suicide, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said.
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Doctors at a health authority criticised by a judge who said the needs of a man with mental health issues had been “neglected” have come under fire from the mother
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The son of a 74-year-old woman with suspected dementia who died in a house fire claims she was failed by authorities and left living in “disgusting” conditions. Rosslyn Wolff died
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A grandfather fell, wounded his head and was taken to hospital while waiting for a social care assessment to enable him to go into a care home, his family said.
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A son absconded from a mental health unit and fatally attacked his father just an hour later, a court heard. Daniel Harrison, 37, punched, kicked and stamped on Dr Kim
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A “wild west” of the housing sector needs reform to stop landlords exploiting vulnerable people, ministers have been warned. Senior Conservative MP Bob Blackman has proposed a law change to
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People considering taking their own life should seek help and those concerned for another should act, three Scottish organisations have urged, as they launched a new guide to help those
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Around 600 people every day are joining growing waiting lists to be assessed for social care and support in England, figures from councils suggest. Unprecedented numbers of people needing help
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