HIV self testing kit goes on sale
The first legally approved HIV self testing kit has gone sale in the UK. The BioSURE HIV Self Test will enable people to test themselves when and where they like,
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Coalition of charities urge change in end-of-life care
Millions of pounds could be saved by the NHS if the majority of people who died of terminal illnesses in hospital did so at home as most wish, charities have
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Norwich ten deny sexual abuse claiming council ‘concoted allegations’
Ten seemingly respectable people – including six women – subjected young children to sexual and physical abuse over more than a decade, prosecutors have told a court. Much of the
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Lessons to be learned from Caribbean treatment of mental health
With Caribbean people in the UK nine times more likely than white British counterparts to be diagnosed with schizophrenia, a University of Manchester mental health researcher has visited Jamaica and
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Prince’s Trust opens new centre in East London
The Prince’s Trust have opened an innovative new centre in Tower Hamlets in partnership with corporate supporter, Morgan Stanley. The Prince’s Trust Morgan Stanley Centre – located on St Paul’s
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Verbal therapy could block consolidation of fear memories in trauma victims
A verbal ‘updating’ technique aimed at blocking the consolidation of traumatic memories could protect against the long-term psychological and physiological effects of trauma, according to new research from the Institute
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Lib Dems plan £250 bonus and paid care leave for carers
Carers looking after elderly, ill or disabled loved ones will be given a “bonus” of up to £250 which they could spend on a holiday under Liberal Democrat plans. The
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UK too slow dealing with sophisticated slave gangs
Police and border officials should be more “proactive” in tackling slave trading gangs operating in the UK, according to a former Home Office adviser. In a report for the Centre
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Labour plan to appoint O’Reilly as ‘champion’ for elderly
A former Countryfile presenter who won a landmark legal case against the BBC over age discrimination would become an independent commissioner for older people if Labour takes power, the party
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MPs warn of perceived establishment whitewash over Janner decision
The decision not to charge Lord Janner over alleged child sexual abuse could lead the public to see any investigation into the establishment as a “whitewash”, a group of senior
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