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NHS England has clarified that safeguarding training guidelines released earlier this year are not compulsory, after GPs expressed concerns about their impact on the profession. In May, the RCGP ...

The NHS has long been criticised for its performance on safeguarding children - faced with competing priorities, health professionals have been accused of allowing child protection to slip down the ...

Amid a deepening crisis in NHS psychiatric care in England, the health secretary has called on victims to report allegations of sexual abuse and rape on mental health wards to the police. The call ...

Inspectors have found high levels of bullying, harassment and discrimination at an ambulance service in England after whistleblowers raised concerns over the safeguarding of patients and staff. The ...

The enabling of patient access to GP records via the NHS app is set to be delayed again, with NHS England acknowledging concerns around patient ‘safeguarding’, Pulse has learned. NHS England told ...

The Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Program (NIPE) of the NHS recently entered into an agreement with the Northgate Public Services with the objective of devising and executing a new IT system ...

Child safeguarding is an ‘afterthought’ in the government’s NHS reforms, according to paediatricians who have warned the safety of children is under threat. A report, published today by the Royal ...

New rules will still divert better care fund cash to acute sector Much delayed guidance comes after weeks of talks between NHS England and social care leaders Guidance seeks to minimise risk of ...