Disability charities urge Theresa May to halt planned £30-a-week benefit cut
A coalition of disability charities has issued a plea to Theresa May to rethink planned cuts to a key benefit which will see new claimants lose out on £1,500 a
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Loneliness on rise as study estimates seven million have no close friends
Loneliness is on the rise with more than one in eight adults saying they do not have a close friend – an increase on previous years, according to research. Almost
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Mental health stigma preventing young people asking for support, survey shows
Stigma is preventing young people from opening up about mental health issues, a youth charity has said. Almost one in four young people (24%) would not confide in someone if
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Over 140,000 health & social care workers from Europe face uncertainty over Brexit
More than 140,000 NHS and care workers in England face an uncertain future after Brexit unless the Government guarantees the rights of European Union citizens, according to a new study.
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Researchers find heavy reliance on hospices amid postcode lottery in end-of-life care
Dying people are being left with inadequate round-the-clock pain relief and poor access to specialist help, according to new research. They are caught in a postcode lottery which affects whether
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Violent paedophile who hid girl in hole behind fridge jailed for 27 years
A violent paedophile who made a “hidey hole” in his home to conceal a girl he was abusing has been jailed for 27 years for a string of serious sex
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PM to look at ‘institutional racism’ of black people by mental health services
Prime Minister Theresa May said she is “looking at” the treatment of black people by mental health services amid claims of “institutional racism”. Labour MP Steve Reed (pictured) said young
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Treasury minister denies ‘death tax’ plan to fund social care
A Treasury minister has denied reports the Government is considering a “death tax” to help fund social care. Jane Ellison said “no” to Labour former health secretary Andy Burnham when
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Grandmother who refused to help social workers find child is freed from jail
A 53-year-old grandmother who refused to help social workers trying to find her three-year-old grandchild has been held in prison for two days after council bosses said she was in
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‘We’ve paid our taxes’ used to justify attacks on NHS staff, MPs told
Some patients feel entitled to attack and verbally abuse NHS staff because they have paid their taxes, MPs have heard. Conservative Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere) called for tougher powers to punish
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