A former teacher branded a “dangerous predator” has been jailed for more than six years for sexually abusing pupils at a private school. William Bain, 62, of Crieff, Perth and
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Too many people on anti-psychotic drugs are not properly informed about the side effects of their medication which could lead to devastating consequences, a charity warned. People should be told
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Giving existing staff new roles and extra responsibilities should not be seen as a “quick fix” solution to plug the NHS’s workforce gap, a patients’ group has warned. The Patients
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Almost half of people who have survived a stroke feel abandoned when they leave hospital, according to new research. A poll of more than 1,100 stroke survivors in England found
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An NHS Trust will review 10 killings involving its patients after admitting it “got things wrong” with the treatment of a mentally ill man who stabbed a retired solicitor to
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have punched home their message of support for the nation’s mental health sufferers as they launched an initiative to tackle the
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A new ovarian cancer centre named in honour of a woman killed by the disease at the age of just 34 will investigate ways to improve diagnosis and treatment. Nicola
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Nearly a third of people in the UK have fallen into poverty at least once in four years, according to new figures. Women are more at risk of experiencing longer
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A paedophile has joined his father, brother and nephew in becoming the family’s fourth convicted child sex offender. Derek Smith, 50, from Darlington, has been jailed for 16 years after
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A Hertfordshire scheme which helps keep people out of hospital by giving them the care they need in their own homes has won a prestigious award. HomeFirst scooped the Local
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