Disabled man to sue NHS Trust over court order enforcing 3am removal from home
A disabled man says he plans to sue after a High Court judge gave medics permission to take him from home to hospital and authorised the use of force. Aamir
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Guidance – University of Birmingham publish new integrated care resources
In response to the current policy emphasis on delivering more integrated health and social care, the University of Birmingham’s School of Social Policy has published five new practical guides to
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Report: Inspection of youth offending work in Staffordshire: HM Inspector of Probation
The work of Staffordshire Youth Offending Service was of a high standard and staff were committed to doing their best for children and young people, said Dame Glenys Stacey, Chief
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West Midlands NHS trust set to cut 450 jobs as part of budget savings
An NHS hospital trust is to cut 450 jobs in a bid to make budget savings. Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, which currently employs 7,500 people, said the
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Judge rules placing three children with two men not ‘realistic option’
Two men in their mid-20s have failed to persuade a High Court judge to let them bring up three children who have been taken from the care of their mother.
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Care worker who tried to murder colleagues by poisoning receives life sentence
A care worker who used eye drops and a bleach-based cleaning fluid to poison colleagues at a residential home has been given a life sentence. Former special constable Melissa Swift
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Man who drugged, raped and murdered learning difficulties student jailed for 33 years
Killer Steven Beards will serve at least 33 years in prison after luring a student with learning difficulties to his wife’s bungalow then drugging, raping and murdering her. Susan Whiting
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Innovative project looks to harness cutting-edge design to support Dementia sufferers
International researchers gathered in the Midlands to start work on a ground-breaking new design project, called ‘MinD’, which will harness cutting-edge design to benefit people with dementia. Representatives from Germany,
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Children’s services at Birmingham City Council to be run by voluntary trust
The children’s services department at one of the country’s biggest councils is to be run by a voluntary trust following years of criticism. The department at Birmingham City Council has
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Nine convicted of sex offences against boy who suffered horrifying abuse in care
Nine men have been convicted of committing sexual offences against a teenage boy who was subjected to a “horrifying” catalogue of abuse while in council care. A three-month trial was
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