Scots universities secure £4.7m funding for depression study
A study into the causes of clinical depression is being given £4.7 million in the hope that new treatments can be developed. Over the next five years, researchers will look
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Child domestic violence charity in £2m award
A five-year project helping children and young people in Wales exposed to domestic violence and abuse has been awarded £2m by the Big Lottery Fund. It is the largest single
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Welsh Gov launch funding programme for elderly with mental health needs
A scheme aimed at helping meet older people’s mental health needs is set to benefit from £500,000 funding under the Welsh Government’s £17.8m ‘Invest-to-save’ fund to transform public services in
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Commission calls for radical change to health and social care delivery
The health and social care systems are no longer fit for purpose, an independent commission established by The King’s Fund has concluded. The time has come, it says, for ‘a
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Charity for abused men among 24 to receive lottery windfall
A charity that helps abused men is to receive almost £420,000 from a £12 million fund for survivors of domestic violence. The Big Lottery Fund cash is being awarded to
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20% cut to mental health funding ‘disturbing and deeply disappointing’
Lives will be put at risk by cuts to NHS funding for mental health services, experts and doctors have warned. In a letter to the Guardian newspaper, the Royal College
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Failure to fund could jeopardise social care reforms
Essential social care reforms designed to improve the lives of older people, carers, and disabled people could be jeopardised if the Government fails to fund them properly, local government leaders
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Northern Ireland groups to share a £660K lottery grants windfall
A cancer charity is one of 80 projects across Northern Ireland sharing a major grants windfall from the Big Lottery Fund. The small grants programme has awarded £9,996 to Action
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Oxfordshire care services get welcome boost following windfall
Oxfordshire County Council has been given a £4m windfall from central government and it intends to use some of the funds to support vital social care functions. The money has
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£33m allocated to tackle poverty and deprivation
The first community projects to benefit from an £80 million Stormont fund to tackle deprivation have been announced – almost three years after the initiative was launched. First Minister Peter
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