Parents and health visitors receive guidance to help young handle trauma
Parents have been given tips on how to help their child cope with a traumatic event. More than two thirds of children will experience at least one traumatic event by
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Tories ‘failing working parents’ as holiday childcare doubles since 2010, say Labour
The cost of holiday childcare has risen by more than 50% across Britain since 2010, Labour has said. Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said the situation was made worse because
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Foodbank study finds half of children getting supplies aged between five & eleven
Half of children receiving supplies from foodbanks are aged between five and eleven, new research has revealed. The Trussell Trust, which runs more than 420 foodbanks, said its study showed
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NHS launches review into plan to divert patients from A&E to ease pressure
NHS England has launched a national review into schemes to divert patients away from A&E departments. According to the Daily Telegraph, the investigation is in response to the death of
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Gender-specific programmes could combat teenage anti-social behaviour
The causes of severe anti-social behaviour may differ between teenage boys and girls, a new study suggests. This could pave the way for new sex-specific treatments or prevention programmes as
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Ministers urged to act to prevent collapse of care providers over HMRC back-pay bill
Ministers have been warned the clock is ticking for them to prevent the collapse of care providers for people with learning disabilities. Mencap said the Government had until August 15
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Thousands of mental health patients cared for in ‘locked rehabilitation wards’
Mental health bodies have raised concerns over revelations that thousands of mental health patients are being locked in “effectively institutionalised settings”. A new Care Quality Commission (CQC) report has highlighted
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Third of dementia cases ‘entirely preventable’ by making life-style changes
A third of dementia cases could be prevented by making environmental and life-style changes starting in childhood, scientists have claimed. The panel of 24 international experts identified a range of
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Tories’ free childcare policy plans ‘riddled with holes’, claims Labour
Parents could miss out on the Government’s flagship free childcare policy as plans are “riddled with holes”, Labour has said. Shadow education minister Tracy Brabin pressed the Government on how
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‘Stressed’ nurse who killed mother admitted to psychiataric hospital indefinitely
A “stressed” carer who killed her sick mother by giving her an overdose of insulin and smothering her with a pillow has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital indefinitely. Devoted
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