Police office jailed over sexual relationship with vulnerable woman he met on duty
A police officer who left a colleague waiting outside as he had sex with a vulnerable woman he had met while on duty has been jailed for two years. Both
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Conferences announced for practitioners supporting victims of elderly abuse in Wales
Two free conferences to help practitioners who work with or come into contact with older people who experience abuse are set to take place next February. The conferences aim to
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Indefinite detention of refugees and asylum seekers ‘should put up all to shame’
Indefinite detention of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants “should put us to shame”, a Labour MP has said. Tulip Siddiq (pictured) told MPs that detaining people indefinitely was a “blight
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Government to draw up new bill to support mental health patients in crisis
The Government will draw up new legislation to transform mental health care for patients in crisis and give them more control of their treatment. Following the publication of the independent
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Major investment needed to improve care for mental health patients – report
Major new investment is needed to improve some of the most “dilapidated” estates in the NHS and provide more community care for the sickest and most vulnerable mental health patients,
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560 people who took their own lives died within a week of leaving A&E
One in five of the 1,540 people who attended A&E in the three months prior to taking their own lives died within two days of leaving hospital, new figures show.
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Chances of dying in hospital increases when nurses replaced with nursing assistants, new study
The risk of dying in hospital increases when nurses are replaced with nursing assistants, according to a new study. The research authors from the University of Southampton suggest that policies
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Thieves steal £2,000 Christmas funds from day care centre in East Lothian
A safe containing funds for a Christmas lunch has been stolen from a care home by thieves using a wheelchair. Police said there was more than £2,000 of cash in
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Deliveroo roll-out appeal after successful trail reunites three missing people with families
Three missing people have been reunited with their families in time for Christmas after their faces were displayed on posters on the backpacks of Deliveroo riders. Five hundred of the
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Minister pledges to limit use of temporary accommodation for vulnerable people
Scotland’s Housing Minister has pledged to bring forward legislation to restrict the use of unsuitable temporary accommodation for homeless people. Kevin Stewart said the government would consult on the issue
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