The mental health of prisoners in Northern Ireland in the 1980s was better than their counterparts in England and Wales, state files from 1989 have said. About two-thirds of inmates
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Minister for Social Services and Public Health, Rebecca Evans, has praised a rehabilitation project in Flintshire which helps people stay independent and saves the NHS money. Step-Up, Step-Down provides short
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A baby boy whose father advocates the use of “harmful alternative medication” should be taken into council care, a family court judge has decided. The man had sold Master Mineral
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An 87-year-old man is being held on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s died at a care home. Detectives are investigating what happened at Poppyfields care home
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Forty-one projects will benefit from a share of £15 million to improve provision of mental health places of safety, the government announced today. The Department of Health funding is supporting
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Hospital visits for heart disease and stroke patients are increasing, according to new figures. There were 1.69 million hospital visits, including ordinary admissions and day cases, for cardiovascular disease (CVD)
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The National Assembly for Wales’ Health, Social Care and Sport Committee are currently looking into the sustainability of the Health and Social Care workforce. Concerns about the recruitment and retention
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The completion of a £150 million children’s hospital will be delayed for months after construction firms entered administration and provisional liquidation. The new Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh
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A landmark £6.9 million trial that could mark a turning point in tackling Alzheimer’s disease has been launched in the UK. The Deep and Frequent Phenotyping study, backed by the
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Hospitals in England have been ordered to cut back non-urgent operations and cancel outpatient appointments in the run-up to Christmas in preparation for a possible winter crisis, official documents have
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