Kingdom Homes announce deal to takeover Bield care home in Glenrothes
Kingdom Homes has struck a deal which will see all residents and staff transfer from a Bield care home in Fife. Last year, Bield announced 12 of its care homes
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Treasury move to protect vulnerable from unscrupulous funeral plan providers
A crackdown on “rip-off” pre-paid funeral plan providers who prey on the vulnerable has been signalled by the Government. The Treasury is proposing bringing the sector under the regulation of
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Optimism for blood test that could detect cancer years before patient falls ill
A new blood test which scientists say is able to detect certain types of cancer several years before a person falls ill has been hailed as a breakthrough. A trial
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‘Game changer’ ovarian cancer drug approved for use in England and Wales
Up to 850 women in England and Wales could benefit from a targeted pill that treats ovarian cancer after it was approved for use on the NHS through the Cancer
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Sheridan Smith to star in new BBC drama ‘Care’ on challenges of dementia
Actress Sheridan Smith will star in award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern’s new feature-length BBC drama called Care, it has been announced. Smith will play a single mother-of-two whose life is transformed
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More than 100 neurologist alert patients still being sought by Belfast health officials
Health officials are trying to trace 140 patients who have not yet responded to a major recall alert linked to concerns about the work of a consultant neurologist. Earlier this
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Service supporting families with children at risk of going into care goes Wales-wide
A service providing support for women at risk of having their children taken into care is being made available across Wales, Social Care Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has said. The Reflect
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Council and Scottish Government at odds over ‘missing’ £1 million from social care pot
A war of words has broken out between a local authority and the Scottish Government over a ‘missing’ £1 million intended for social care. Angus Council, who have denied any
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Mother barred from seeing daughter loses legal fight to go public about case
A woman who was barred from seeing her daughter by a family court judge 16 years ago has failed in a bid to lift a “gagging order” which prevents her
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First Minister backs new tartan created to raise funds for cancer research
A new pink tartan created to raise funds for cancer research has been modelled by the First Minister. Nicola Sturgeon was presented with a Friends of Cancer Research UK scarf,
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