Healthcare professionals have been asked to give their views on how care and support can be best provided for child victims of sexual abuse. A new consultation will aim to
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The Health Secretary is facing calls to investigate accusations that NHS managers in Ayrshire and Arran have been bullying and harassing radiography staff. The Society of Radiographers (SoR) has revealed
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A scandal-hit NHS trust failed to properly care for a suicidal teenager despite him being considered “high risk” and “grossly psychotic”, a court heard. Jamie Osborne killed himself on the
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A new law ensuring safe levels of staffing in health and care has been passed unanimously at Holyrood. The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Bill was put forward following concerns
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The Schools of Health and Social Work (HSK) and Life and Medical Sciences (LMS) at the University of Hertfordshire are offering a new Professional Doctorate in Public Health specifically designed
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Medicinal cannabis should be welcomed by UK doctors, like penicillin was decades ago, to unlock its potential, an expert has suggested. Professor David Nutt (pictured), from Imperial College London, warned
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The emotional, practical and financial needs of many cancer patients in Scotland are not being met, according to a charity. According to a Macmillan Cancer Support survey documenting patients’ experiences
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A fresh criminal investigation into the Gosport hospital scandal – where hundreds of patients died after being given powerful painkillers – has been launched. The care provided to patients who
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Maternity services provided by an NHS board have been put into special measures after a report found patients were at risk. An investigation into maternity units at Cwm Taf University
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A campaigner whose father died from contaminated blood has accused the Government of offering victims “means-tested scraps” as a new inquiry gets under way. Jason Evans, whose father died in
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