Politicians are being urged to support a new mental health strategy prioritising early intervention ahead of the Holyrood elections. Charity SAMH wants party leaders to sign up to a 10-year
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Scotland’s chief nurse has said she is sorry for causing “upset” to hard-working nurses and midwives after she wrote a message highlighting examples of rude practices by some staff on
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More than 1,000 people with learning disabilities under the care of the NHS are suffering avoidable deaths each year, the Lords heard. Labour’s Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (pictured) insisted
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The head of NHS England has admitted spending on agency staff is set to hit £4 billion this year as he condemned firms who are “ripping off” the taxpayer. Simon
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New proposals to improve the quality of social care by restricting the use of zero-hour contracts and ensuring employers pay domiciliary care workers the national minimum wage have been unveiled
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Nurses and midwives from Europe will need to prove they have enough English to practise in the UK under new rules coming into force. From Tuesday, the Nursing and Midwifery
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An investigation will be launched after a senior family court judge concluded that a bar worker who was not prosecuted had sexually abused his two stepchildren. Mr Justice Peter Jackson,
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Dementia patients face a gamble with their chances of recovery due to “shockingly poor” treatment offered by some NHS hospitals, the Alzheimer’s Society has warned. A study found “shocking” variations
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Hospital emergency departments in Wales are “on the edge”, with some patients waiting for more than 24 hours, according to a leading doctor. There are problems with recruiting emergency medicine
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Health Minister Simon Hamilton has welcomed Professor Rafael Bengoa to Northern Ireland as the expert panel chair to lead the debate on the future configuration of Health and Social Care.
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