A mental health charity withdrew a job offer to a Christian social worker after concerns emerged that his views on homosexuality and same-sex marriage could have serious effects on extremely
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A Christian social worker who believes homosexuality is a sin has denied claims that vulnerable service users may have killed themselves if he had been given a job as a
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A man who stabbed his neighbour to death in 2004 has absconded from a mental health facility in east London, sparking a police appeal. Philip Theophilou, 54, left the facility
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Inmates are developing drug problems after being jailed because of long waiting times for mental health services, a report has found. An inspection report for HMP Wymott, near Leyland in
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A violent offender who beat a fellow resident to death at a home for people with mental health conditions has been locked up indefinitely in hospital. Rajinder Pall, 45, had
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A carer who smothered his 89-year-old mother “in an act of mercy” has been spared jail. Kevin Pearce, 60, had looked after dementia and osteoporosis sufferer Eileen Pearce for 10
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Poor mental health cost society £300 billion in 2022 – the equivalent of double the NHS budget, according to new research. The figure covers economic costs such as sickness absence,
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NHS and social care staff face “patchy” mental health support across England, leading health organisations have said as many specialist support hubs have shut their doors due to a lack
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People in rural Scottish communities experience less loneliness, according to a new study. Research led by the University of Glasgow (UOG) suggests people living in urban areas are more likely
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Short staffing, underfunding and severe treatment delays have made mental health services for children and young people a “ticking time bomb”, the health regulator has warned. The Care Quality Commission
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