Sixteen and 17-year-olds are more than three times more vulnerable to developing a cannabis addiction than adults, researchers have found. However, they may not be at increased risk of other
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Nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists can now certify fit notes, as well as doctors. The Government said the move will cut the pressure on NHS doctors, particularly GPs. Fit
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Covid-19 infections in the UK have jumped by more than half a million in a week, with the rise likely to be driven by the latest Omicron variants BA.4 and
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Increased privatisation of NHS services has led to a decline in the quality of healthcare and increased rates of deaths from treatable causes, researchers have claimed. Academics said that avoidable
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A man accused of torturing his partner’s son to death has told a court he is “embarrassed” about being “cruel” to the teenager but denies wanting him to die. Sebastian
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The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into The Captain Tom Foundation after identifying concerns about the charity’s management and independence from the late veteran’s family. The watchdog opened a
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The brother of an immobile and vulnerable woman who died in “horrific and filthy conditions” has been jailed for three years for gross negligence manslaughter. Philip Burdett, 59, was “utterly
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A trial date has been fixed for next year for four healthcare workers charged in connection with a probe into alleged unlawful sedation of patients. Police launched an investigation after
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British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for luring young girls to massage rooms for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest. The 60-year-old looked straight
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Podcaster and bowel cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James has died at the age of 40, her family has announced. In her final weeks, the presenter of the BBC podcast You,
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