Charity call for new measures to protect older people from domestic abuse
At least 200,000 people over the age of 60 are the victim of domestic abuse each year, according to a new report. The Age UK study said the figure is
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Patients at mental health hospital ‘significantly reduced’ after abuse allegations
Patient numbers at a mental health hospital in Northern Ireland have “significantly reduced” following allegations of abuse, the Health Department said. Muckamore Abbey Hospital just outside Antrim town provides inpatient
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Government urged to act after two homeless people died every day last year
The Government has been urged to take action on homelessness after new figures revealed that two homeless people died in England and Wales every day last year. Deaths of homeless
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Police chief calls for authorities to unite to tackle ‘explosion of exploitation’
Society will be “damaged beyond repair” if authorities do not work together to stem the “explosion of exploitation” threatening the vulnerable, a police chief said. Chief Constable Simon Bailey (pictured)
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Vulnerable woman at centre of abortion case needs contraceptive device, court told
Doctors plan to fit a mentally-disabled woman who was at the centre of an abortion battle with a contraceptive device, a judge has been told. The woman’s mother won a
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NI Secretary of State apologises for ‘very serious abuse’ at Muckamore Abbey
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has apologised to families over abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital. Julian Smith met with the father of a patient on Tuesday, who is
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G4S ‘will not seek to renew’ contracts to run immigration detention centres
G4S is pulling out of running immigration detention centres and will not bid to renew its contracts. The private security firm confirmed it will cease operating the scandal-hit Brook House
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Senior care worker struck off after repeatedly humiliating vulnerable resident
A Glasgow care worker has been struck off after repeatedly humiliating vulnerable resident. A disciplinary panel heard, Daniel Akers, a senior care worker at Rowandale Nursing Home in Pollokshields, Glasgow,
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Charity IT contractor jailed after stealing £550K from accounts of vulnerable people
A former IT contractor who stole more than £500,000 from 95 accounts belonging to vulnerable people in east London has been jailed for five years. Graham Broomfield, 54, was employed
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Student faced ‘unacceptable delay’ for mental health appointment, coroner concludes
A student found hanged at her halls of residence faced an “unacceptable delay” waiting for a mental health appointment at her university, a coroner has said. University of Liverpool student
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