An NHS expansion plan for mental health services will see thousands of new posts created, the Government has said. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the aim was to treat an
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Drinking alcohol most days of the week can significantly protect against developing diabetes, a study has found. Consuming alcohol three or four days per week was associated with a reduced
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Doctors have warned that plans for “brutal ” NHS cuts are shrouded in secrecy and will cause uproar once revealed. The British Medical Association (BMA) says health service leaders have
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Top up fees are being paid by the families of one in four care home residents whose place is supposed to be free, according to a new report by a
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It’s time to call an end to the “complete the course” message for some antibiotics, according to an article in a leading medical journal. Experts writing in The British Medical
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More than 1.2 million schoolchildren – around one in seven – have a special educational need, official figures show. The number of youngsters in England with a special need (SEN)
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Managers have “cold feet” when it comes to employing someone who has a mental illness, a charity has said. Rethink Mental Illness said that many people with mental illness feel
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Nurses are to step up their campaign for the Government to end the cap on public sector pay as new figures reveal that the number of experienced nurses leaving the
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Dozens of prisoners have been released by mistake as violence in jails surged to a new high, official figures reveal. Seventy-one convicted criminals or suspects were erroneously freed in 2016/17
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A Surrey family who struggled to cope with their disabled son’s behaviour were forced to begin legal action against the county council before it provided the right accommodation for him,
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