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A&E waits in England have reached their poorest levels since the four-hour target was introduced in 2004. The deterioration in performance came after hospitals appeared to be coping well in the early parts of winter. During January, just 84.4% of patients were treated or admitted in four hours.This meant nearly 330,000 patients waited longer than…
GPs are giving too many older people antidepressants when they are struggling with depression and should be prescribing talking therapies more than they are. Family doctors too often avoid talking to patients over the age of 65 about depression and do not have time to explore and treat the condition properly. Almost one in ten…
Knife crime offenders in London will be tagged with tracking devices upon their release from prison in an attempt to reduce violence in London. People who have served sentences for knife-related crimes such as possession, robbery, wounding, GBH and aggravated burglary will be ordered to wear GPS tagging under a year-long pilot. This will begin…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of abducting student Libby Squire who went missing last week. Libby Squire, 21, was last seen getting into a taxi outside the Welly Club music venue in Hull at 23:00 GMT on Thursday. She was believed to have been dropped off a short distance later close to where she…
The number of people sleeping rough in the UK has multiplied since 2010. This is not that case in Finland’s capital Helsinki where rough sleeping is almost extinct. In Helsinki’s central railway station, you will not see anyone sleeping rough or begging for any amount of money. In the UK many major towns and cities…
Sajid Javid introduced a knife crime preventions, the asbo-style orders could limit use of social media in order to stop gang crimes escalating. Knife Crime Prevention Orders would implement sanctions, including bans on using social media to ‘start trouble’. The orders will target anyone aged 12 or over who are suspected of being involved in…
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