A mother has said police and social services were called after a school refused to give her epileptic daughter a cannabis oil prescription. Tannine Montgomery, 30, lives with her five-year-old
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Up to 1,800 nursery places will be created as part of a Government drive to improve childhood literacy and communication in early years. The school-based places will be created in
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The majority of students would not feel comfortable approaching teachers for mental health support, new figures suggest. Research from mental health charity Mind indicates that 38% of all pupils would
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Police in London have raised concerns with safeguarding authorities about vulnerable children and adults on average 700 times a day in recent years, newly reported figures show. Nearly 1.3 million
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Cancer patients must be given one-to-one advice on diet and exercise in order to boost their chances of recovery and survival, health experts have said. A new report found that
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The Infected Blood Inquiry will hold its first hearings in Scotland later. Since the UK-wide inquiry began hearing evidence from witnesses in April, dozens of victims of the contaminated blood
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Cancer Research UK has been criticised for a campaign which draws a parallel between smoking and obesity. A year after being accused of fat shaming for a series of adverts
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Councils are “completely in the dark” about how much funding they will receive next year, town hall leaders have warned, as a survey suggested a third fear their funding to
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The Government has made a “firm commitment” to new NHS plans to improve cancer survival and increase mental health support, despite fears of spending pressures in coming years. The Health
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Grants should be available to help the “most vulnerable” cope with delays in Universal Credit payments without having to resort to foodbanks, MPs have heard. Change UK acting leader Heidi
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