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Patients will ‘pay the price’ as Health Secretary accused of ‘pulling a fast one’ on Covid funding

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Coronavirus case rates on the rise in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire and Midlothian

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Health inequalities require urgent and co-ordinated action across Government, say MSPs

Urgent, co-ordinated action is required across all levels of Government in the UK in order to tackle Scotland’s health inequalities,...

Cities hit twice as hard by austerity with north disproportionately affected

Patients cutting back on medicine, food and heating due to soaring costs – charities warn

Fresh inquest starts into death of young woman refused hospital admission

NHS trust has ‘not covered itself in glory’, inquest into vulnerable woman’s death told

MP ordered to do 270 hours of community payback for ‘wilfully ignoring’ Covid rules

Catalogue of local authority failings contributed to death of teenager, coroner finds

Police investigating claims staff mistreated patients at mental health unit in Manchester

Stigma and discrimination causing people with mental illnesses to hold back in life, study suggests

Psychiatrist tells inquest he was not asked to intervene in vulnerable woman’s care

Serious child safeguarding concerns remain at Bradford and Solihull councils, MPs warn

‘No easy solution’ to tackling poverty in Wales with cost-of-living crisis exacerbating problems

Reeves: I’ll reverse abolition of 45% income tax rate to fund NHS staffing surge

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Patients cutting back on medicine, food and heating due to soaring costs – charities warn

Health charities have warned that the cost-of-living crisis is leading to patients cutting back on medicine, heating and food. Half...

NHS trust has ‘not covered itself in glory’, inquest into vulnerable woman’s death told

Catalogue of local authority failings contributed to death of teenager, coroner finds

Police investigating claims staff mistreated patients at mental health unit in Manchester

Early risers less prone to depression and mental health problems – study

Stigma and discrimination causing people with mental illnesses to hold back in life, study suggests

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East Lothian nurseries closed for several weeks after E.coli outbreak have reopened

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One in four youngsters referred to CAMHS have considered suicide, new study reports

1st September 2022

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18th August 2022

Johnson announces national dementia mission in memory of Dame Barbara Windsor

Children affected by Manchester Arena attack urged to share experiences of support received

15th August 2022

Johnson announces national dementia mission in memory of Dame Barbara Windsor

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MP ordered to do 270 hours of community payback for ‘wilfully ignoring’ Covid rules

13th September 2022

All adults to be offered a Covid-19 booster vaccine to tackle spread of new Omicron variant

Care workers and people aged 65 and over urged to book Covid-19 booster jab

12th September 2022

Health Secretary visits care home as residents among first to get Covid-19 booster

5th September 2022

Pfizer coronavirus vaccine ‘to be rolled out to English care homes with 50-plus beds’

Around 1.6m care home residents, staff and housebound first in line for Covid booster

3rd September 2022

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Engage: What is ethical leadership and how can we apply it in social care

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Engage: How drama can help open up conversations on suicide for young people in post-pandemic times

19th August 2022

Suicide is the second highest cause of death in 15-to-29-year-olds around the world, according to UK charity Young Minds, an...

Engage: The true value of compassionate, engaging, and inclusive leadership in social care

27th June 2022

Despite uncertainty increase in social care salaries prompts rise in job applications

Engage: Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point

20th June 2022

Engage: ‘I still have nightmares’ – Nurse who is a survivor of abuse within gymnastics tells her story

17th June 2022

UK ‘badly damaged’ and violating human rights obligations, UN poverty expert

Engage: An MP claimed there’s no massive use for food banks – the evidence shows why he’s wrong

21st May 2022

Webwatch

Man sent sexual messages to chatroom user he thought was 13-year-old girl in care

Webwatch: NSPCC warn of thousands more child abuse crimes while Online Safety Bill delayed

28th July 2022

Webwatch: Call for more research into impact of social media on mental health

Department of Health reprimanded over use of private messaging channels

12th July 2022

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Workplace Romance – Four questions to ask yourself before dating someone from the office

5th September 2022

In the digital age, online dating and swiping right are the status quo for romance. Practically gone are the days...

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