Pregnant Migrants Unfairly Denied NHS Treatment
Pregnant women are being denied antenatal care by the NHS because of their immigration status, endangering mother and baby, a medical charity has found.
Read MorePregnant women are being denied antenatal care by the NHS because of their immigration status, endangering mother and baby, a medical charity has found.
Read MoreA toddler choked to death on a drawstring after a nursery ignored “well-recognised risks” by hanging a cloth bag from her cot, an inquest was told.
Read MoreMore than a quarter of people in the UK do not use contraception when they lose their virginity, a survey has claimed. The poll by condom makers Durex of more than 26,000 people in 26 countries puts the UK in the bottom half of the table for practising safe sex.
Read MoreSafety will continue to be the top priority for the Healthcare Commission when it carries out its annual performance ratings of NHS trusts next year. This message is outlined in the Commission’s newly published plan for the 2007/2008 annual health check.
Read MoreThe number of people admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease has more than doubled in 10 years, new NHS figures have revealed. This means more than 100 people are admitted to hospital with the disease every day.
Read MoreFears over patients escaping from a proposed new mental health clinic have led to calls for it to be blocked. Planning bosses at Preston Council have recommended the authority’s planning committee to reject plans to turn the former luxury home at Ashfield House in Lea into a psychiatric clinic.
Read MoreNorthamptonshire County Council is launching an improved service which aims to help people remain independent in their own homes for as long as they want to. Independent living centres will now offer information and advice about a range of products and services which support people through assistive technology.
Read MoreA Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council (GSCC) on 29 June 2007 decided the case of a social worker from London who was alleged to have breached the code of practice for social care workers.
Read MoreMoors murderer Ian Brady has offered the police a macabre final deal. He says he will show them where he buried Keith Bennett – his only child victim whose body has never been found – in exchange for being allowed to kill himself.
Read MoreMore counselling is needed in primary schools because children as young as four are showing signs of depression, a charity has warned. Young children are harming themselves and even contemplating suicide because they are so unhappy, according to The Place2Be, which provides advice in schools.
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