Commonly-prescribed drugs for depression, incontinence and Parkinson’s disease could increase the risk of dementia, according to a new study. Academics at the University of Nottingham found that there was nearly
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Lloyds Bank will be the first firm to be tested against a charity’s new standards to help essential service providers give better support to customers with mental health issues. The
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An overhaul of sick pay and housing for disabled people has been announced by the Prime Minister. Up to 300,000 new accessible and adaptable homes could be delivered every year,
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Campaigners have called for an end to detaining children in prisons, calling the practice “fundamentally unsafe”. The calls from The Howard League for Penal Reform come after the latest Her
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Grassroots approaches to tackling childhood obesity will receive £1.5 million in funding, the Government has announced. Five councils are to be supported by the Department of Health and Social Care,
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Fresh plans to crack down on child sexual exploitation are to be announced after a “surge” in potential paedophiles seeking help before they offend. The Home Secretary is set to
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Betting firms could be taxed to pay for addiction treatment, the head of the NHS has warned, as he launched a new service to help children with gambling problems. Simon
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The devastated husband of a mother-of-two who died after her symptoms of sepsis were mistaken for a muscle sprain has called for lessons to be learned from her death. Shahida
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A relative of the founder of the NHS died after a “life-threatening mistake” made by two NHS trusts. Roderick Bevan, the great-nephew of Nye Bevan, died last year after being
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The Scottish Government is investing £3 million in after-school care and holiday clubs for youngsters as part of its “bold vision” of abolishing child poverty. Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell revealed
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