A crackdown on violence against emergency workers is set to be rubber-stamped. Criminals who attack victims including police, prison officers, fire service personnel and paramedics, will face longer jail terms
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Mental health services for children and young people are “complex and fragmented”, with the system under “significant pressure” due to a big increase in demand, a new report has found.
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Almost 25,000 referrals for mental health treatment for young people have been rejected since Nicola Sturgeon became First Minister in 2014, Labour has said. Leader Richard Leonard (pictured) called on
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The president of Sinn Fein has unreservedly apologised to an alleged sex abuse victim who claims the party covered up her allegations against one of its members. Mairia Cahill had
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Campaigners have accused the Government of treating thousands of women as “acceptable collateral damage” after it rejected calls to introduce national buffer zones outside abortion clinics. Introducing protest-free areas outside
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The use of mesh implants has been immediately halted in NHS Scotland for certain conditions, the health secretary has announced. In a statement at Holyrood, Jeane Freeman said an effective
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Health leaders have warned a law to ensure safe staffing in the NHS will not achieve its objective as it currently stands. A panel of expert witnesses told Holyrood’s Health
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The mother of a murder victim has said she hopes a planned support service will help other families avoid her “dreadful” experience of the justice system. Lynn Burns’ only child
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Victims of major disasters are set to be given extra support as ministers consult on plans to create an Independent Public Advocate, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Bereaved families
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NHS staff will be asked what needs to be done to make them feel safe and secure at work in the largest ever health and care engagement exercise. Health Secretary
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