A report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary has criticised how police respond to domestic violence incidents. Greater Manchester, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Gloucestershire police forces were specifically criticised in the report, which said Bedfordshire had only one dedicated domestic violence officer. Home Secretary Theresa May said she would chair a new group to look at the issue and called for a radical change to the way police responded to it, the BBC reports.
A report published by the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), Opening the door to better healthcare highlights how pioneering projects have sought to improve child health. The report builds on earlier research by NCB that concluded that improvements to general practice for children is needed, including better training for GPs on how to work with children and taking into account their views when evaluating and commissioning services.
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