Glasgow is set to host the first Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film festival, in celebration of World Mental Health Day. With one in four people experiencing a mental health trouble at some point in their life, it’s a ripe area for exploration.
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When eight-year-old Nicola King learned her mother had multiple sclerosis, she had to grow up quickly and became one of Scotland’s youngest carers. Mum Agnes’ MS soon left her severely disabled and relying on her daughter for personal care and household chores.
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An investigation is under way after a fire devastated an empty B-listed mansion in Bearsden. Around 50 firefighters spent hours fighting the blaze in Roman Road from 9.30pm on Monday night.
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The largest psychiatric hospital in Co Cork has had to replace its water treatment system after traces of E. coli were found in the water supply. The water system at St Stephen’s Hospital in Glanmire also supplies 17 private houses in the hospital grounds.
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The Health Service Executive said it will complete the recruitment of staff shortly to address issue of elder abuse. The announcement came after figures released by the Courts Services showed an increase in the number of parents taking out barring and safety orders against their adult children.
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A University expert has played a leading role in the development of plans by the Welsh Assembly Government to improve the everyday lives of thousands of people in Wales living with long-term pain.
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Hospitals in Cardiff spent nearly £60,000 ferrying staff and patients around South Wales last year. The cash was spent on moving patients and medical staff between Cardiff’s two main hospitals – the University Hospital of Wales and Llandough Hospital – and staff and patients’ homes.
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Police in the North have charged an 18-year-old man with assaulting an ambulance worker who was trying to treat him in Belfast.
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More than 25 hospitals around the country could reportedly lose their laboratory services under a new cost-cutting plan from the HSE.
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A range of proposals to tackle Wales’ “growing drink problem” have been put forward by doctors’ leaders. The British Medical Association (BMA) in Wales wants an increase in taxation on alcoholic drinks, proportionate to the strength of the product.
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