More than half of nurses on mental health wards have been physically assaulted at work, according to an audit of violence in mental health services published today.
The audit - the second national assessment of its kind - covered more than 200 NHS and independent mental health units and was carried out by the Royal College of Psychiatrists for the Healthcare Commission.
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Public Health England is to be stripped of its responsibility for overseeing the national cancer screening programme, the government has confirmed.
A recently-moved hospital has become the first to achieve an “outstanding” rating in each of the Care Quality Commission’s five categories, as well as overall.
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