Short film aims to highlight issue of elder abuse in care
Age UK has launched a new short film to get people talking about human rights for older people abused in care. ‘His name is Charles’ tells the story of Charles,
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Charity calls for business to support working age dementia sufferers
The Alzheimer’s Society has issued a call for all businesses to create a dementia-friendly working environment and allow staff with dementia the opportunity to continue to play an active part
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Hate crime film recognised with two prestigious awards
An educational video produced by the University of Leicester to expose the harms of hate crime has been awarded two prestigious awards. The University’s Creative Services team, within the Division
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Cancer ‘seeds’ treatment hailed following successful trials
A prostate cancer treatment using permanently implanted radioactive “seeds” doubles rates of five-year tumour-free survival compared with conventional high-dose radiotherapy, a study has found. Low-dose-rate prostate Brachytherapy (LDR-PB) involves the
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HIV self testing kit goes on sale
The first legally approved HIV self testing kit has gone sale in the UK. The BioSURE HIV Self Test will enable people to test themselves when and where they like,
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Coalition of charities urge change in end-of-life care
Millions of pounds could be saved by the NHS if the majority of people who died of terminal illnesses in hospital did so at home as most wish, charities have
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Norwich ten deny sexual abuse claiming council ‘concoted allegations’
Ten seemingly respectable people – including six women – subjected young children to sexual and physical abuse over more than a decade, prosecutors have told a court. Much of the
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Lessons to be learned from Caribbean treatment of mental health
With Caribbean people in the UK nine times more likely than white British counterparts to be diagnosed with schizophrenia, a University of Manchester mental health researcher has visited Jamaica and
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Prince’s Trust opens new centre in East London
The Prince’s Trust have opened an innovative new centre in Tower Hamlets in partnership with corporate supporter, Morgan Stanley. The Prince’s Trust Morgan Stanley Centre – located on St Paul’s
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Verbal therapy could block consolidation of fear memories in trauma victims
A verbal ‘updating’ technique aimed at blocking the consolidation of traumatic memories could protect against the long-term psychological and physiological effects of trauma, according to new research from the Institute
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