More Cuts To Mental Health Service
The scale of the mental health crisis in Cambridgeshire has been revealed as new figures showed that the county’s specialist trust has lost almost one in five dedicated hospital beds in just two years.
Read MoreThe scale of the mental health crisis in Cambridgeshire has been revealed as new figures showed that the county’s specialist trust has lost almost one in five dedicated hospital beds in just two years.
Read MoreThe county’s first in-patient service for teenagers with mental health problems has opened in Lancaster. The £1.5m centre, named the Junction, will cater for 12 to 16-year-olds with illnesses such as depression, eating disorders, anxiety, self-harming and suicidal thoughts.
Read MoreScottish scientists have discovered a brain abnormality which causes Fragile X syndrome, a common form of learning difficulty, raising hopes that a therapy could be found. The condition affects one in 4000 children and adults, and can cause slow learning and lead to behavioural problems similar to autism.
Read MoreA man who stabbed a teacher to death in North Lanarkshire eight years ago has been found after he went missing from his home almost a week ago. Anthony O’Brien, 37, was sent to the state hospital at Carstairs in 2000 after admitting the attack on Bill Scott in Cumbernauld.
Read MoreA teenager who raped a care worker at knifepoint may never be released from jail after a judge imposed a lifelong restriction order on him. Steven Malcolm, 19, is only the second dangerous criminal in Scotland to be subjected to the order, which involves monitoring for the rest of his life.
Read MoreCornwall Social Services were this week preparing to move residents out of Penhellis Nursing Home at Helston (pictured above).The future for all 27 permanent residents and 40 staff is hanging in the balance as the home faces imminent closure.
Read MoreA “loud and horrid” scream was heard on the day that Angelika Kluk was last seen alive, the murder trial was told yesterday. Leigh Brown, 47, was washing the windows of her high-rise home which overlooks St Patrick’s Church in Anderston, Glasgow, when she heard a woman’s scream “as though someone was being grabbed”.
Read MorePupils from schools across Scotland will join major names from the world of football at Hampden Park today to stand united against racism. The pupils are meeting to celebrate the winning entries in the schools’ anti-racism competition.
Read MorePlans to tag old people so they can be tracked by satellite received a mixed reaction today. Science Minister Malcolm Wicks said technology could be used to help families keep tabs on frail or elderly relatives. He said tags, similar to those used to monitor criminals, could help give more freedom to those suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
{mosimage}Kate Jopling, of Help the Aged, said that at first glance the proposal smacked of “Big Brother”. But she said the potential of new technology to help vulnerable older people should not be dismissed.
Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, warned of “gimmicks” which are designed to replace expensive care. She said: “A debate about better care for the elderly is a good thing but technical gimmicks often provide cheap and quick fixes rather than dignified and possibly expensive care.”
Mr Wicks said the idea of using satellite monitoring to benefit society should be discussed. He said: “We’ve got an ageing population with many people frail and many suffering from dementia, including Alzheimer’s. How can we get the balance right so that these people have the freedom to live their lives, to go out in the community and go shopping?”
Read MoreAmbulance services are being stretched to “breaking point” because GPs have opted out of out of hours care, a union has claimed. The debt-ridden NHS is facing a shortfall of around 2,000 ambulance workers – with remaining staff having to work extra shifts to take up the burden, according to Unison.
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