Your Options Understood (Y.O.U.) is a resource that offers independent advice to those living with a disability, as well as parents and carers. It was set-up by Dr Danielle Farrel
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Funding cuts to public services are putting the health of the public at risk, leading nurses have warned. Almost four in 10 nurses have treated patients whose health has been
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Pioneering community worker, activist, author, academic and social worker, Bob Holman, has died aged 79 after suffering from motor neurone disease. Bob spent his life tackling inequalities, resigning his professorship
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A failure to implement robust primary healthcare systems could see the developing world combating a $21trillion healthcare crisis – equivalent to the GDP of the USA and UK combined. Stuart
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An inspection of services for older people in South Lanarkshire has highlighted areas of good performance and also made recommendations where improvements can be made. The report, published today, follows
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A midwife who was at the centre of a high-profile court case has called on colleagues to “forcefully refuse” to back the “horror” position adopted by their professional body to
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Union leaders have welcomed a council decision to drop plans to convert six public holidays into annual leave, which had sparked the threat of strikes. Members of the GMB at
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Council workers have voted to go on strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the GMB union at Glasgow City Council backed walkouts by 72% and other forms of
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A former teacher branded a “dangerous predator” has been jailed for more than six years for sexually abusing pupils at a private school. William Bain, 62, of Crieff, Perth and
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Young adults in Britain are more likely to drink heavily if they smoke or have attended higher education (college and university), new research has found. The study, which was led
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