Friday, July 11

Politics

MPs and friends write to minister over ‘brutal handcuffing of weak youngsters’
Politics

MPs and friends write to minister over ‘brutal handcuffing of weak youngsters’

Better knowledge over the usage of handcuffs and different restraints on younger harmless folks in care is required to assist carry an finish to the "brutal handcuffing of vulnerable children", a cross-party group of MPs and friends has stated.In a letter to youngsters's minister Claire Coutinho, the signatories stated they're involved at what they name the "worrying prevalence" of weak youngsters being restrained and handcuffed unnecessarily by safe transportation suppliers. They wrote that there have been situations of "innocent children outside the custodial system" being restrained throughout transport, however organisers from the Hope Instead Of Handcuffs marketing campaign stated the precise variety of such situations isn't identified as a result of an absence of knowle...
Ministers verify plans to scrap two-thirds of most cancers targets by autumn – however new Faster Diagnosis Standard has by no means been met
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Ministers verify plans to scrap two-thirds of most cancers targets by autumn – however new Faster Diagnosis Standard has by no means been met

The authorities has confirmed that two-thirds of NHS England most cancers targets shall be scrapped by the autumn because it goals to carry most cancers care "into the modern era".The new pointers will see the ten targets presently in place lowered to a few - and the two-week wait goal shall be scrapped in favour of the Faster Diagnosis Standard. Labour has accused Rishi Sunak of "moving the goalposts and cutting standards for patients" relatively than reducing ready occasions, which is certainly one of his 5 pledges.As it stands, 93% of individuals referred urgently by their GP with suspected most cancers should be seen by a specialist inside 14 days - though that concentrate on has not been achieved since early 2018.The new Faster Diagnosis Standard was initially launched i...