Alison Holt
@AlisonHoltBBC
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@BBCNews Social Affairs Editor. Covering social care, welfare, child protection, disability, how we live our lives. Views my own. Retweets not endorsements
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Joined May 2011
Thousands of disabled people at risk from "back door" law change, say charities. The BBC's @MunazaRafiq has been following the arguments in this important deprivation of liberty case at the Supreme Court. #disability
https://t.co/AKGG0HjgTs
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The Supreme Court has been asked to revisit a previous ruling it made on what it means to be deprived of liberty.
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A mental health trust says it is planning to install CCTV following the death of a patient in mysterious circumstances. More from @jamesmelley
https://t.co/US8bPxLuhc
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An inquest into Maria Morris's death found it was accidental, but her family still have questions over what happened the night she died.
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Confirmation that #NRSHealthcare is being wound up. It was a major supplier of a wide range of equipment, such as wheelchairs, walking frames + complex health aids, to NHS & councils. Local authorities spent last few weeks getting plans in place to try to limit disruption.
On 1 August 2025, winding up orders were made against Nottingham Rehab Limited (trading as NRS Healthcare) and NRS Healthcare Limited. Find out more ⤵️
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I have been working on this on the side as a hobby project. It is a Pixel Art "Resident Evil" type game taking place inside and around a pharma corporation (MediTech Pharma). The story is quite grim and the farther you go the darker it gets, even grotesque. It is about the
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Call for back-up plan for supplying wheelchairs in Northern Ireland as #NRShealthcare, which provides wide range of health equipment in England and NI, is expected to go bust. https://t.co/8Pmw0UaLKj
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NRS Healthcare supplies wheelchairs to the health service in Northern Ireland.
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Tim has really struggled to get the NHS support he needs so has made a drastic decision. His story shows the human impact of a health and care service under huge pressure. @Eley90
https://t.co/s6oUP2TpJ7
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Tim Hull, who has a rare neurological condition, says his quality of life is "very, very low".
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Important day for many families who lost loved ones during the pandemic with the start of the next phase of the #covid inquiry. It will examine why so many died in care homes and has been a day of emotional testimony and opening arguments. https://t.co/QWcHboyMRl
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Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.
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Powerful report from @AlisonHoltBBC and @jamesmelley
Under-fire NHS trust recorded patient ate breakfast three days after he died
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Under fire NHS trust records patient ate breakfast three days after he died. @jamesmelley #mentalhealth
https://t.co/bSrN4vi7HY
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The mental health trust where Alice Figueiredo took her own life faced concerns over 20 other deaths.
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"We quit our jobs, sold our home twice and spent 10 years fighting for the truth" - the powerful story of a family's long quest to expose failures in the care of their daughter, after her death on a mental health unit. https://t.co/T7J9i2kDv7
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A NHS trust and hospital manager have been found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of Alice Figueiredo.
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Struggling care providers say international recruitment is propping up the #care system that supports older and disabled people in the community. They describe the crackdown on overseas workers as 'short-sighted.' The govt wants more UK people recruited. https://t.co/cCmJ7dsbSf
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Many care workers say it is a rewarding job, so the task is how to get more people in the UK to apply.
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'The Truth about Baby Food Pouches' For Panorama, Catrin Nye, @oliverengles and I report on how some baby food in plastic pouches is worryingly low in essential vitamins and minerals, while others contain more sugar than the NHS recommends for infants https://t.co/wStBcBWy37
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Catrin Nye reports on how some baby food in plastic pouches are worryingly low in essential vitamins and minerals, while others contain more sugar than the NHS recommends for infants.
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Fixing the NHS: What Will It Take? On @BBCiPlayer now and @BBCOne at 8pm in England and 10.40pm in Northern Ireland https://t.co/1DYYfc1T4B
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Alison Holt speaks to the doctors, researchers and frontline staff transforming their parts of the NHS to deliver better care.
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I've spent the last few months going backwards and forwards to South Yorkshire to take a fascinating look at what the future of the NHS might look like, and where the care system fits into that. It's for @BBCPanorama BBC1 8pm tonight or on @BBCiPlayer
https://t.co/iIDLnYltsI
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Government says more NHS funds in England will go to social care as we look at how it can deliver change.
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For 18 months, Jessie was stuck in a hospital bed. She says she was desperate to leave, but finding her a suitable care home was difficult @AlisonHoltBBC and I followed her story, as her NHS trust took High Court action against her to have her evicted https://t.co/SBOEft82g4
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She lived in a cubicle, despite being fit to leave, because of difficulties finding a care home.
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Plans for future funding of adult social care unlikely to be ready before 2028, according to government. It's announcing a Commission to be led by Baroness Louise Casey to build consensus around ideas for the future. #socialcare
https://t.co/b1mfLRy8DO
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The first steps to creating a National Care Service are announced - but critics say the pace of the plan "feels far too long".
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There was a remarkable bond between Alex & her late son Declan - it was wonderful to see them together. They had to fight to get the help Dec needed even in his last months. Now Alex is finishing his bucket list, & trying to bring about change @Eley90
https://t.co/qXzq64Bq29
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Alex Spencer has been fulfilling her son Declan's wishes since he died aged 24 last year.
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You’re hearing from God more than you think! Listen to these incredible stories of how He speaks.
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The learning disability charity @mencap_charity is warning it may have to stop running at least 60 of its services as a result of increased national insurance costs. One of growing number of care organisations warning of the financial pressures.
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The charity is one of a number of care organisations warning they will have to axe vital services.
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'Exploitative' profits by large children's home companies to be curbed. https://t.co/5SYYJQwjFT
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The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system.
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So I’ve never written a story about myself. But I broke the rule to show how, despite warm words about change, police still fail women reporting sexually motivated crimes. Here’s my story of the 2 yr battle to get my offender convicted. TLDR: Don’t give up
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BBC correspondent Lucy Manning describes having to fight at every moment to keep her case on track.
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Social care: Talks within government "have so far failed to decide even whether to hold another review of the system" - the behind-closed-doors tussles in Westminster from @bbclaurak
https://t.co/mphYOCMmjF
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Multiple sources say the Treasury is deeply nervous about the cost of fixing social care, and that the PM is yet to decide how to proceed.
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As an EV charging network provider, your reputation lives and dies by reliability. Every failed charging session isn’t just a technical hiccup — it’s a frustrated driver, a potential social post, and a lost opportunity to build trust. That’s why measuring the right reliability
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Learn what metrics you should use to measure the reliability of your EV charging network and how to improve uptime and driver experience effectively.
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