MPs Called To Examine Learning Disability Hospital Detentions
MPs probing human rights abuses should examine the unnecessary detention of over 100 people with learning disabilities in a Northern Ireland hospital, the DUP claimed today.
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Brown Being Forced To Come Clean Over Health Stealth Tax
Gordon Brown is being forced to come clean over a “stealth tax” that will saddle every man, woman and child in Britain with a debt of £1,700. For 10 years the Chancellor has kept billions of pounds’ worth of borrowing “off the books” – hiding the true scale of debt burdening Britain’s workers.
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Junior Doctors Call For Cannabis On NHS
Doctors in Scotland yesterday voted in favour of cannabis drugs being prescribed on the NHS to ease the suffering of patients. Members of the British Medical Association, meeting in Dundee,
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Gardai Report 50% Rise In Racist Crime Investigations
The number of racist crimes investigated by Gardai reportedly soared by around 50% last year. Reports this morning say the latest garda figures show 159 racist crimes were recorded in 2006, 63 of which involved physical assault.
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150 Jobs Go In Shake-Up Of Care Services
Almost 150 jobs are to be axed by Portsmouth City Council and there are almost certain to be more to follow. The cash-strapped council is axing 48 posts to save cash, at the same time as almost 100 people have opted to take redundancy as part of a radical revamp of care services for people needing help at home.
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Drugs Plan Pledged To Help Addicts Break Cycle Of Crime
Every police division in Glasgow will have access to an arrest-and-referral scheme for drug addicts and alcoholics if Labour is re-elected to run the city council, the party has pledged.
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Petition To Save Social Welfare Office
Fears that Cashel’s Social Welfare Office might close have prompted staff at the office to launch a petition on Main Street in the coming weeks. The news comes in the wake of Cashel Hospital’s closure earlier this year and has sparked widespread popular opposition, says Ellen Allison, who works in the Office.
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Nurses To Vote On First National Strike Action Over Withheld Pay
The Royal College of Nursing was last night heading for the first national industrial action in its 91-year history in protest at the government’s decision to hold back part of the pay increase nurses were due this month.
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Older People Should Stay Active To Avoid Falls
Telling grandparents to take it easy could do more harm than good, an expert has said. While many people believe the elderly should relax to prevent bumps and bruises, research suggests that being inactive could actually lead to more falls.
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Assembly’s Top Priority Should Be Health: Poll
Health should be the top priority for the new Ulster Assembly, a survey has revealed. According to the YouGov poll which questioned more than 2,000 people across the UK, health was voted the top spending priority for the next Executive, ahead of law and order, education, defence and the environment.
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