Putting prisoners in lengthy spells of coronavirus quarantine risked breaching their human rights, with a prison watchdog warning the “consequences of such prolonged isolation cannot be overstated”. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, of
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EastEnders has been praised by mental health charities for its “sensitive” portrayal of self-harm in its latest storyline. Soap bosses said they had been working with Alumina, Mind and Samaritans
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A mother of a nine-year-old girl has said the doctor who attempted to cover-up the circumstances of her daughter’s death put their family through 26 years of “mental torment”. Jennifer
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A judge has raised concern about the welfare of a elderly billionaire who became the centrepiece of a feud between relatives after being diagnosed with dementia. Mr Justice Hayden said
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Peers in Westminster have called for an independent investigation into every death by someone being detained under the Mental Health Act after the tragic cases of three teenagers. A report
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The Government must wake up to the twin problems of material insecurity and mental distress, which are doing “great harm” to the economy and individual wellbeing, a charity has said.
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The chief inspector of borders and immigration has called on the Government to “give some certainty” to asylum seekers by speeding up approvals instead of housing them in motels –
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The number of patients in hospital beds in England who no longer need to be there has reached a new monthly high, figures show. An average of 13,613 beds per
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The number of available fostering places in England has fallen by almost a quarter in four years, figures show. There were 74,660 fostering places as of March 31 2022, down
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Charities have warned Rishi Sunak not to axe the scheduled social care cap as he considers further delaying Boris Johnson’s policy to avoid deeper cuts elsewhere. The Prime Minister (pictured)
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