Nurses balloted on industrial action over below-inflation pay rises
Nurses are starting to vote on whether they want to take industrial action in protest at a continuing cap on their pay. Around 270,000 members of the Royal College of
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Suicide risk warning over delays in follow-up treatment of mental health patients
One in 10 mental health patients discharged from hospital after suffering a crisis has to wait more than a week for a follow-up appointment, according to new figures. The data,
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Twenty nine in court on charges relating to child sexual exploitation
Twenty nine people have appeared in court facing a total of more than 170 charges relating to the sexual exploitation of 18 children. The 27 men and two women appeared
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Girl should remain with adoptive family in ‘worrying’ south coast care case
A father-of-four has lost the latest round of a “worrying” family court battle over the care of his youngest child. Social workers at Brighton & Hove City Council had raised
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Increasing numbers of ‘lonely and invisible’ children calling Childline
Thousands of youngsters are feeling lonely and misunderstood, Childline has said. The helpline provided the equivalent of 11 counselling sessions a day in 2016/17, 4,063 in total, to children and
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Judge criticises social worker over ‘regrettable’ baby christening comments
A council social worker who told a couple that it might be harder to place their baby son for adoption if he was christened has been criticised by a family
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Disability benefit changes see more than 50,000 taken off adapted vehicles scheme
More than 50,000 disabled people have had specially adapted cars and other vehicles taken away as they move over to a controversial new disability benefit, according to the charity that
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Stephen Fry speaks about mental health issues in Heads Together video
Stephen Fry has appeared in a video talking to his psychiatrist about his mental health breaking down. The film is the latest in a series created by Heads Together, the
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HSBC unveils range of initiatives to help customers affected by dementia
HSBC has outlined plans to become a more “dementia-friendly” bank with a range of initiatives. A guide to help customers living with the condition and those who support them is
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Terminally ill man wins right to fight assisted dying law
Top judges have ruled that a man who is terminally ill with motor neurone disease can continue his “fight for choice at the end of life”. Retired college lecturer Noel
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