A report into the impact of mental health problems on personal finances has called on retailers and the financial industry to help fix the “toxic relationship”. Almost three quarters of
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The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has published her latest Impact and Reach Report, which sets out the wide range of issues her office undertook during 2015-16 to drive change
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The number of days patients remain in hospital because of bed blocking has risen by a third in recent years, highlighting the scale of the crisis, a report has revealed.
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A new blood test could be a first step towards personalised treatment for depression, say scientists. The test accurately predicts whether or not patients will respond to common antidepressant drugs.
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The majority of health boards have failed to meet the treatment-time target for psychological therapies, official figures show. Just five of Scotland’s 14 boards met the requirement to see at
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Evelyn Hoy, Chief Executive of The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, has called on the Health Minister to take action and support the role played by older carers
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The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) have issued a call to social workers who have expertise in working with people with learning disabilities to join a BASW group advising
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Government welfare cuts will lead to an increase in suicides, a prominent crossbench peer has warned. Baroness Meacher, who led the fight in the House of Lords against planned cuts
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Families of victims of the Winterbourne View scandal have written to the Prime Minister demanding he shuts outdated care home institutions. In an open letter they express “anger” at the
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Relatives and close friends of people with psychosis or bipolar disorder are being invited to take part in a new initiative to help support them online. The REACT (Relative Education
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