A charity has highlighted the “devastating” impact that the housing crisis is having on disabled people in England, with some being forced to choose between struggling in an unsuitable property
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Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Liverpool Wavertree Labour MP, Luciana Berger, as his ‘Minister for Mental Health’ to his shadow cabinet, Labour has announced. The post is a new creation of
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Seriously and terminally ill patients are suffering from a lack of around-the-clock expertise and staff with compassion fatigue, some of Britain’s top medical professionals have told an influential Parliamentary committee.
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Common antidepressants have been linked to an increased risk of young people committing violent crimes. A Swedish study found that taking the drugs, known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs,)
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George Osborne’s flagship proposals to cut tax credits have been approved by MPs, amid warnings help must be offered to the poorest working families. The Government saw off a potential
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A couple who adopted a “neglected, starved little girl” have complained to a High Court judge about the behaviour of the youngster’s birth mother. The couple told Mr Justice Peter
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The Government has defended its decision to delay the cap on care costs in England until 2020 against accusations of a “betrayal”. Health spokeswoman Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen told the
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There are “serious gaps” in dementia research, which is slowing down the development of new treatments, a charity has said. Few career opportunities and a lack of funding is leading
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People with multiple sclerosis who claim disability benefits are finding that controversial assessments are causing their condition to deteriorate or relapse, a charity has warned. The MS Society said nearly
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Almost half of children have been bullied with most of the abuse taking place at school, a study has found. A quarter of young people said they were picked on
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