Call For Equality Of Access To Cancer Care
The chief executive of the National Cancer Screening Service has said there needs to be increased equality of access to cancer treatment services across the country.
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Migrant Worker Calls For Reform
Former migrant labourer Alona Tirzite recalls the pain and degradation of her time in England’s strawberry fields and sighs. The 26-year-old from Latvia has been inspired to help migrant workers facing similar problems as part of a project run by a Lincolnshire council.
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One-In-Eight Irish Adults Have Taken Anti-Depressants
A new study has reportedly found that large numbers of Irish adults have used sedatives, tranquilisers or anti-depressant drugs.
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Worried Parents Buying Stab-Proof Vests For Their Children
Worried parents are buying their children body armour to protect them from knife attacks. A firm that supplies stab and bullet-proof vests to government agencies around the world said it had been flooded with orders following a series of brutal knife murders on Britain’s streets.
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Victor Costello’s Sister Becomes Charity Director
A sister of former Irish rugby international Victor Costello will be unveiled today as the first all-Ireland director of the Samaritans. Dubliner Suzanne Costello will oversee the charity’s 21 branches and 1,856 volunteers on both sides of the Border.
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Dhanda: £13 Million For Mobile Technology To Support Children’s Social Workers
Children’s social workers will receive a £13 million boost to help pay for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), through funding announced today by Children’s Minister Parmjit Dhanda.
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DHSSPS Publish Social Service Workforce Census
The DHSSPS has released details of the Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services (HPSS) Workforce at 31 March 2006.
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£8million Mental Health Cuts Row
Up to £8million is set to be slashed from the care of mentally ill people. Beds are set to close and a walk-in service could go as Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust battles to save £6million to £8million over the next three years.
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Shake-Up ‘Hitting Patients And Dentists’
The most radical shake-up of NHS dentistry in 50 years is failing patients, dentists claimed today. A year after the new contract was introduced, the British Dental Association said that patient access to NHS services had not increased.
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Abuse Victims Forced South To Find Legal Aid
Victims of domestic abuse are being forced to represent themselves in court or travel to the central belt for legal help because solicitors in Inverness can no longer afford to cover some civil legal aid cases.
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