An online passport photo checking system was launched by the Home Office despite it being aware that the technology struggled with very light or very dark skin tones, it has
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A “worryingly uncaring attitude” from jail staff and healthcare professionals led to the death of a diabetic female inmate in an isolation unit, the prisons watchdog has found. The 45-year-old
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A health board has launched a “zimmer amnesty” urging people to return unused walking frames, sticks and crutches as part of a drive to be more environmentally friendly. NHS Greater
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A Salford woman with autism was left without proper support after the city council failed to review her care plan for more than five years, the Local Government and Social
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People could die as a result of a no-deal Brexit, the outgoing Chief Medical Officer for England has warned. Professor Dame Sally Davies (pictured) said it cannot be guaranteed that
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Britain has topped a list of countries believed to be most tolerant towards people with mental health problems, according to global research. A survey of more than 20,0000 people found
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Around 1.5 million adults may have missed out on being screened for signs of potentially harmful drinking habits, researchers believe, after a scheme offering GPs financial incentives to discuss the
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Routine safety checks on the dangers offenders could pose to children, their partners and the public are not being carried out as probation officers buckle under the pressure of overwhelming
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The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has today published a draft Action Plan for mental health services and support for children and young people. The plan is in response
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Prescribing contact with nature to people with poor mental health would improve their wellbeing and ease the burden on the NHS, new research has found. People experiencing problems, such as
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