Northern Ireland Health Minister, Robin Swann, has praised the adult social care workforce as he launched a new campaign to help boost careers in the sector earlier today. The ‘Social
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Secondary school pupils will be taught to recognise signs of mental health issues in their friends and family in a new initiative from a first aid charity. St Andrew’s First
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A failure to act on long-promised social care reform will be a “bitter blow” for care staff and the millions they help, councils have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA)
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Most people believe there are not enough nurses to deliver safe care, new research suggests. More than one in four of 1,750 adults surveyed by the Royal College of Nursing
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EastEnders has worked with the mental health charity Mind on a storyline focusing on schizophrenia. Isaac Baptiste, played by actor Stevie Basaula (pictured), will be diagnosed with the condition in
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Greater use of videolinks for criminal hearings could reduce the need for “unnecessary, time-consuming and expensive” measures to move people from custody to courtrooms, a report has suggested. The number
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The Government should put 1p on income tax, national insurance and VAT to secure the future of the NHS and social care, 33 health and political experts have said. The
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“Damaging” immigration rules will deter some rough sleepers from seeking help and could push them into modern slavery and other exploitative work, charities have warned. Sixty homelessness and human rights
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Seven in 10 unpaid carers in the UK say caring during the coronavirus pandemic has worsened their emotional or mental health, according to a global study spanning 12 countries. More
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A scheme designed to allow NHS staff to assist with health training in developing countries has been hit with a £48 million cut as part of wider overseas aid reductions,
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