The negative social, physical and mental health effects of childhood bullying are still evident nearly 40 years later, according to new research by King’s College London. The study is the
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A report into mental health services at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has highlighted a shortage of permanent staff and a reliance on agency workers. It followed a visit
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The number of patients getting an infection while receiving NHS care is “unacceptably high”, health officials have warned. Healthcare-associated infections are a “very real threat” to patients, the National Institute
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A scheme aimed at helping meet older people’s mental health needs is set to benefit from £500,000 funding under the Welsh Government’s £17.8m ‘Invest-to-save’ fund to transform public services in
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Four residential care homes that were under threat of closure have been given a lifeline by Health Minister Edwin Poots. The homes are Thackeray Place in Limavady, Westlands in Cookstown,
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The Northen Ireland Victims’ Commissioner is to leave her post for a new role in England – a decision she has described as the most difficult of her career. The
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People in Glasgow have the worst life expectancy in the whole of Britain, figures show. As Glaswegians prepare to welcome some of the world’s most elite athletes to their city,
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Elderly people could be given an estimate of when they might die to help them manage their finances, according to ministers. As part of Government guidance intended to help pensioners
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Inspectors have warned they are “not confident” that vulnerable children and young people in Dumfries and Galloway are being kept safe. A report on a joint inspection of services for
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Children suffering a mental health crisis are forced into police custody because 35% of NHS “places of safety” in England ban under 16s, figures show. The Care Quality Commission found
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