New out-of-hours adult mental health service launched in Llanelli
A ground breaking out of hours mental health service for adults has launched in Llanelli. The Twilight Sanctuary is the first of its kind in Wales and is open Thursday
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Schools facing ‘unexplained surge’ in pupils requiring special educational needs, MP says
Schools are facing an “unexplained surge” in pupils with special needs and disabilities – with some claiming advances in medicine are having a “knock-on impact” on the education system, an
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GP used celebrity names to convince patients to have unnecessary examinations
A GP accused of molesting female patients as young as 11 cited celebrities Angelina Jolie and Jade Goody to convince them to have unnecessary examinations, a court has heard. Manish
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Experts recommend ‘exercise prescription’ to cope with cancer treatment side-effects
Experts have called for systematic use of an “exercise prescription” to help cancer patients cope with treatment side-effects. A global panel reviewed evidence and then gave guidance about the benefits
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Former PM raises questions over Queen’s Speech immigration and justice plans
Theresa May has voiced concerns over Boris Johnson’s attempts to control immigration into the UK. The former prime minister cautioned that points-based immigration systems alone are “not an answer to
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Labour MP hits out at TV programmes for ‘creeping normalisation’ of poverty
“Poverty porn” programmes on television are normalising the idea of the “deserving and the undeserving poor”, and MP has said. Labour MP Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)
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Scrapping short jail sentences ‘not right way forward’, says Justice Secretary
Abolishing short jail sentences is not the answer to stopping criminals from reoffending, the Justice Secretary has said. Robert Buckland told MPs that better alternatives to short periods behind bars,
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Younger people ‘most likely’ to consider a career in adult social care, survey
Younger people in England aged 18-34 are the most likely to consider applying for a job in adult social care, according to new figures from the Department of Health and
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Government-ordered review calls for weekend and evening cancer screening
Patients must be able to attend cancer screening during evenings and weekends, and in locations close to their home or work, a Government-ordered review has said. Professor Sir Mike Richards
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Health ombudsman staff vote to strike in ‘below-inflation’ pay dispute
Staff who make final decisions on complaints that have not been resolved by the NHS in England and UK Government departments and other public organisations have voted to go on
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