A new exhibition highlights how exploring ceramic materials, methods and processes can be a catalyst for positive change for people in recovery from substance abuse. Typecast-Manchester, at the Manchester School
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The criminal justice system has failed to act on recommendations to improve the way disability hate crime is dealt with, inspectors have warned. A report published in March 2013 found
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Doctors should ask men with mental health problems whether they have experienced or carried out domestic violence, researchers have said. A study found male patients visiting their GP with anxiety
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An elderly cancer patient who spent his last days in avoidable agony and a mother who was forced to call an A&E doctor from another hospital ward as her son
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Women who have a family history of breast cancer face no worse an outcome after treatment than other women with the disease, according to a new study. The researchers from
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Being bullied at school has effects on the body that last for decades and can shorten a person’s life, new research suggests. Scientists found a significantly increased risk of stress-induced
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The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) has produced a new resource aimed at supporting people using Self-directed Support (SDS). The Pilotlight resource sets out to lead
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A new muli-agency DVD has been launched by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust to support Romanian Roma families on how to access health services in Northern Ireland. The
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Nearly half of carers are struggling to make ends meet and worried about further cuts to welfare, a charity has warned. Carers UK said it was calling on the Government
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins have been found to cut people’s risk of stroke by nearly a third. A study carried out in France found that those who take either
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