NHS Manager Is Suspended After Losing Computer
A senior hospital manager has been suspended after a laptop containing the unencrypted personal data of more than 20,000 patients was stolen, a health trust admitted yesterday.
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Review To Call For Fewer Inmates
Fewer criminals in Scotland should be locked up in prisons, the long-awaited independent review of penal policy is expected to recommend.
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National Care Standards Launched
A campaign to raise awareness of Scotland’s National Care Standards was launched with a dramatic flourish today. As well as a TV advert, the campaign will feature a touring theatre production which will visit day centres and care homes throughout Scotland.
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£1.3m Deaf Boost For Ulster
Deaf people last night received a £1.3m funding boost. The money will enhance the supply of qualified British and Irish sign language interpreters and tutors. Currently around 5,000 profoundly deaf
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Gay Lifestyle Is ‘Abomination’ Not A Mental Disorder: Iris
Stormont Health committee chair Iris Robinson last night accused her political rivals of twisting her comments on homosexuality and denied she believed it was a mental disorder.
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Minister Concerned Over Study Showing 12-Year-Olds Have Used Drugs
The Minster for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin said today she had grave concerns following a study showing children as young as 12 years of age are abusing drugs.The Minster for Social and Family Affairs said today she had grave concerns following a study showing children as young as 12 years of age are abusing drugs.
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Young Sex Abusers Treatment Call
Services to help children who have committed sexual abuse are underdeveloped in Wales, the children’s charity NSPCC claims.
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NHS Review To Push For More Nurse-Led Care
The long awaited review into the future of the NHS by Lord Darzi will next week propose a big boost in the size of independent nurse-led provision of primary care, similar in ambition to the rise of independent foundation hospitals.
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New Voice For Older People’s Group In Flintshire
A GROUP set up by Flintshire County Council to give older people a voice has appointed a development worker. The Flintshire 50+ Advisory Group works with health, voluntary and private sectors and consults on a range of proposals and policies affecting older people.
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Two Held In Jersey Abuse Investigation
Two people have been arrested in connection with the long-running child abuse investigation centred around a former care home in Jersey.
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