Minimum unit pricing (MUP) has reduced alcohol deaths by 13.4% since its introduction despite limited evidence of reducing consumption among low income alcoholics, a report has said. The 50p minimum
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Just 6% of people agree with the Government’s definition of what counts as a “new” hospital, research suggests. A YouGov poll of 2,036 people found that few agree with the
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Mother-of-two Nicola Bulley drowned after entering cold river water – and there is no evidence anyone else was involved in her death, her inquest has heard. Two witnesses said they
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The former patient of a disgraced surgeon brought the SNP’s independence convention to a standstill to demand a public inquiry. Theresa Mallett, 61, from Glenrothes, said she was left with
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First Minister Humza Yousaf has backed a council’s condemnation of proposals to house asylum seekers on a ship. Edinburgh City Council leader Cammy Day has written to the Home Office
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Thousands of mentally ill people are being forced to have inpatient treatment miles from home despite a Government pledge to end the practice, a royal college has warned. The Royal
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A compensation scheme for people whose lives were devastated by the Windrush scandal has been criticised for being slow and inefficient, as the latest figures show hundreds of cases have
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Care home residents and hospital patients will be able to have visitors in all circumstances under plans for new regulations aimed at stopping access to loved ones being unfairly denied.
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A Conservative former health minister said “making money is not a crime” as he defended the VIP lane for coronavirus-related contracts that saw some politically-connected firms make huge profits. Lord
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Most English councils are not confident they can offer the minimum social care support in their communities required by law, according to new research. More than three-quarters (76%) of directors
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