People with schizophrenia are being let down by health services, a charity has claimed. There is a lack of focus on the severe mental health condition and “little has changed”
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A man arrested after a severe fire ripped through a mental health unit has been freed after questioning. Staffordshire Police said the 43-year-old, who was held on suspicion of arson,
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MSPs have launched a probe into healthcare facilities across Scotland following the deaths of two patients who contracted an infection connected to pigeon droppings at a hospital. A 10-year-old boy
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A man has been detained on suspicion of arson after a fire ripped through a mental health facility. The 43-year-old was held as firefighters tackled the “severe” blaze which broke
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Up to 86,000 women in their thirties with a family history of breast cancer should receive annual mammograms, researchers say. A new study funded by the charity Breast Cancer Now
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Hundreds of files relating to contaminated blood were removed by Government officials and went missing, it has emerged. A Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) investigation conducted last year following the
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A man concerned about the way his mentally-ill mother is being looked after in hospital is embroiled in litigation in a specialist court after a judge imposed limits on what
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Less than half of all Scots suffering from dementia are being referred for support when they are diagnosed with the disease, new figures have revealed. While the Scottish Government pledged
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NHS and council bosses are being urged to increase the “pace and effectiveness” of work to integrate health and social care. A new report said while the organisations set up
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A man has been charged with murder after a fatal fire at a mental health centre. A 46-year-old man died following a blaze at the facility on Dartmouth Park Hill
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