The head of Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland has criticised the Department of Health for ignoring repeated calls to save the service. Community pharmacists say they have been warned by
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Most people living with dementia also have at least one other health condition, and health services need to adapt to optimise their health and quality of life, a new study
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New data released by Public Health Wales shows that despite an overall decrease in hospital admissions for illicit drugs, the number of cocaine-related hospital admissions has increased by 114 per
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Council social services bosses have been criticised by a family court judge who questioned whether guidelines were followed in a case involving a mother of three who has learning disabilities.
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The Justice Secretary has launched a new scheme to help ex-offenders stay off the streets and away from crime. David Gauke announced that Leeds, Pentonville and Bristol prisons will spearhead
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A grandmother would not have been murdered if mental health staff had assessed the danger posed by a mentally ill woman properly, a coroner has concluded. Paranoid schizophrenic Nicola Edgington
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England’s top doctor has called on the NHS to use more technology and innovation to reduce the thousands of unnecessary outpatient appointments carried out every day. NHS England medical director
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Home Secretary Sajid Javid is considering his response after a High Court judge declared a decision to cut state cash support to potential victims of human trafficking unlawful. Weekly payouts
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A hospital trust has been placed into special measures after it emerged that more than 100 cases of alleged poor care are to be reviewed. NHS Improvement confirmed on Thursday
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Leading judges are being asked to rule that a teenager’s “prolonged solitary confinement” in detention amounted to “inhuman and degrading” treatment. Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett, Lord Justice Moylan and
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