New HIV tests that provide results in minutes have been introduced in Glasgow to help tackle the worst outbreak of the infection in decades. Addiction workers are offering the new
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More than a quarter of NHS workers have been bullied, harassed or abused in the last year, while four in 10 have felt unwell due to work-related stress, a poll
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The Government’s new post-Brexit immigration system will need so many exemptions it will be “meaningless”, Labour has claimed. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott criticised the plan, which seeks to lower
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Changes to the UK’s immigration rules could “spell absolute disaster” for the care system and risk farmers, builders and hospitality businesses being hit the hardest, industry leaders have warned. The
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Almost 6,000 Scots took their own lives between 2011 and 2018, according to newly released statistics. ISD Scotland said 44% contacted paramedics, NHS 24 or out-of-hours GP services in the
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According to new research by The Children’s Society, 1 in 10 children aged 14 in the UK have been blighted by poverty throughout their childhood. New figures from the charity
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The Children’s Society has created a new toolkit for professionals designed to help improve the support given to young carers as they move to adulthood. The ‘Young carers transition to
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Eating a Mediterranean diet could help older people stave off frailty and keep sharp, researchers have found. A diet rich in fruit and veg, olive oil and fish boosts bacteria
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Levels of violence among child criminals are “too high” and need to be tackled as a priority, according to a report. Inspectors raised concerns about the conditions at Cookham Wood
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Psychiatry doctors specialising in addiction could become a thing of the past unless action is taken to stop the decline in training posts, experts have warned. The Royal College of
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