Sir Chris Hoy launches new sports based mental health initiative
Sir Chris Hoy let his arms rather than his legs do the work as he started a climb to launch a mental health initiative. Britain’s most successful Olympian was at
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Woman awarded damages after son ‘unlawfully taken from her care’
A woman with mental health difficulties has been awarded £3,000 damages after a judge concluded that her son had been unlawfully taken from her care by local authority social services
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Holyrood will not support Human Rights Act axe, warns Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “inconceivable” that Holyrood would consent to Tory plans to scrap the Human Rights Act. The First Minister said any move to repeal the Act
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£2 billion spent on hospital mergers ‘despite little evidence of benefits’
Some £2 billion has been spent on 12 hospital mergers in the past five years despite little evidence they work, according to a report. Mergers are designed to help NHS
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Chief medical officer accused of ‘attempting to discredit’ Alzheimer’s study
Dame Sally Davies, the Government’s chief medical officer has been accused of attempting to soften the impact of controversial Alzheimer’s study before the findings were published by the leading journal
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BASW UK Chief Executive Bridget Robb announces her retirement
BASW UK Chief Executive and General Secretary of SWU Bridget Robb announced her intention to retire and will stand down from her joint role at the AGM in 2016. Bridget
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Northumberland childcare social worker suspended for series of failings
Social worker Samantha Lockyer has been suspended from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) register for 12 months for a serious number of failings. As a child care social
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Inspection reports on 87 adult social care services in the South
In the past week the Care Quality Commission has published a further 87 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services across the South of England.
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New health survey finds nearly half of Scots live with long term conditions
The latest statistics release on Scotland’s health reveals that 46% of Scots live with at least one long term condition. The Scottish Health Survey statistics 2014, produced by the Scottish
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Women’s Aid workers reporting 40% caseload rise in Orkney and Shetland
A world-leading expert in violence against women is visiting Orkney and Shetland this week as a charity revealed support workers have seen their caseload almost double. Programmes run by Shetland
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