Instagram video of elderly patient being abused by healthcare worker…independent.co.uk - Victoria Gagliardo-Silver Police are investigating a video circulating social media that shows a healthcare home worker physically assaulting an elderly patient in her own …
Homicide Cuts to study of killings by mental health patients ‘put people at risk’The Guardian - Denis Campbell Health policy editorNHS England decision is risky and reckless, experts and victims’ families say People have been put at risk because the NHS has stopped funding the automatic investigation of all killings by mental health
'Carers' jailed for murder of vulnerable Margaret FlemingThe GuardianA man and a woman have been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years each for murdering a vulnerable young woman, who they should have been caring for, almost two decades ago. Margaret
News (Wales) Care workers abused woman with severe learning difficultieswalesonline.co.uk - Nino Williams April Johnstone, 51, and Tracy Davies, 49, both abused the woman independently one of another A severely disabled woman was slapped, regularly locked …
News (Wales) Killers of adoring dad Anthony Winter locked up – live updates as court case continueswalesonline.co.uk - Liz Day John Phillips, who was the “ringleader” in the death of Anthony Winter, is today beginning a 22-year jail term for manslaughter. We can now report how …
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Medicine Caring for patients who have been tortured in detentionthelancet.com - The Lancet People who have been tortured while in detention are among our most vulnerable patients. Clinicians who care for these patients might likewise feel …
Mum-of-three's decomposing body lay undiscovered in an airing cupboard for more than a yearwalesonline.co.uk - Charlotte Dobson, Amardeep Bassey A homicide review report presented 42 recommendations to nine agencies which should have done more to support Victoria Cherry A damning report has …
Newham University Hospital incident: Medical worker repeatedly stabbed with scissors in 'shocking' attack in A&E departmentstandard.co.uk - Jacob Jarvis A medical worker was stabbed multiple times in a "shocking and senseless attack" at an NHS hospital in east London. A member of public launched the …
The UK has 9 out of the 10 poorest regions in northern Europethelondoneconomic.com - Jack Peat The UK has nine out of the ten poorest regions in northern Europe, with suggestions that the rapid industrial decline brought about under Margaret …
Neglected causes of post-traumatic stress disorderbmj.com • Chris R Brewin, emeritus professor in clinical psychology1, • Freya Rumball, clinical psychologist2, • Francesca Happé, professor of cognitive neuroscience2 …
Officials failed toddlers killed by violent men, inquiry findsThe Guardian - Patrick ButlerChild protection workers, police and other professionals missed crucial opportunities to intervene before two toddlers known to social services were murdered by men with histories of domestic violence,
Whorlton Hall hospital abuse and how it was uncoveredbbc.co.uk - By Joe Plomin Eight years ago I worked with a team at BBC One's Panorama programme to reveal terrible physical abuse at a hospital for vulnerable adults on the outskirts of Bristol, called Winterbourne View.
Hospital 'abused' vulnerable adultsbbc.co.uk - By Nick Triggle The abuse and mistreatment of vulnerable adults at a specialist hospital has been uncovered by the BBC's Panorama programme.
UN report compares Tory welfare policies to creation of workhousesThe Guardian - Robert Booth Social affairs correspondentA leading United Nations poverty expert has compared Conservative welfare policies to the creation of 19th-century workhouses and warned that unless austerity is ended, the UK’s poorest people face lives
'I lost my lovely brother to suicide and it has left me absolutely broken'walesonline.co.uk - Will Hayward Mum-of-two Danielle Brooks' brother Chris could not face going on any more and she has been left devastated and unable to accept it “I am broken - …
Bristol told student to leave before he fell to his death, inquest toldThe Guardian - Steven Morris and agencyParents of Benjamin Murray claim university did not offer support before dismissing him A university student fell to his death from a bridge after being dismissed from his course and told he would have
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Home - Safeguarding Gamesafeguardinggame.co.uk An engaging board game that provides a foundation level introduction to safeguarding of adults and children. The Safeguarding Game helps players to …
News (Wales) Both my brothers killed themselves within 10 months of each otherwalesonline.co.uk - Victoria Jones Charlotte Rowe was stunned when her older brother killed himself — but less than a year later her little brother had also taken his own life Charlotte …
Bedfordshire, UK Life as a Yarl's Wood immigration detainee 'like hell'bbc.co.uk - By Nabihah Parkar An asylum seeker has said being inside an immigration removal centre is a form of "kidnapping" and "modern slavery".
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Child sexual abuse medical examinations (Link fixed)mailchi.mp The Centre of expertise on child sexual Abuse (The CSA Centre) has developed an informative, evidence-based resource for frontline practitioners in …
Health (UK) 'Unbelievable' failings in Claire Greaves hospital deathbbc.co.uk - By Paul Martin The parents of a woman who took her own life at a mental health hospital say failings in her care were "unbelievable".
Vulnerable children are on the new frontline of a crisis in social careThe Guardian - Michael SavageConstraints on councils mean they are cutting preventative measures, thereby increasing pressures on services Such is the financial crunch engulfing local councils, those attempting to keep the show on
Why does Northern Ireland have fewer children in care?The Guardian - Louise TickleNew research shows that councils in England could save £1.5bn by supporting families to stay together Local authorities across the country are reeling at the cost of child protection, as care numbers to
Child protection services near crisis as demand risesbbc.co.uk - By Alison Holt A steep rise in vulnerable children needing protection over the past 10 years is pushing council children's services in England into crisis, suggests research.
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSlavery Effective Services for Vulnerable Groups updatewhq.org.uk Slavery is a serious infringement of human rights and a multi-agency response is required to tackle this heinous crime. The Effective Services for …
Why You Should Stop Saying ‘Committed Suicide’HuffPost UK - By Lindsay Holmes, HuffPost US The phrase is stigmatizing in a lot of outdated, insensitive ways. Your words matter, especially when it comes to mental health. One phrase that you …
History Hallie Rubenhold: “To most people, the women killed by the Ripper are just corpses. I want to tell a different story”historyextra.com Hallie Rubenhold talks to Ellie Cawthorne about her new book, which aims to set the record straight on the lives of the Victorian murderer's five …
