Too many hitting crisis point before getting help, Red Cross warns
Too many people have to reach a crisis point before they get the health and social care they need, the British Red Cross said. It warned that failing to adequately
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Tag: Vulnerable Adults
Governement warned over 3,500 people with learning disabilities ‘languishing in institutions’
The Government must dramatically improve the protection it gives people with learning disabilities in the wake of abuse scandals, an official report will say. Some 3,500 vulnerable disabled people are
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Legal aid changes in domestic violence cases legally flawed, rules appeal court
Government changes to the rules for obtaining legal aid in domestic violence cases have been declared legally flawed by the Court of Appeal. Women’s rights campaigners argued large numbers of
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Campaign urges Scots to look for warning signs of adult harm
People are being urged to trust their gut instincts if they spot potential warning signs of an adult being harmed, exploited or neglected. The second phase of the Scottish Government’s
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Connecting with nature offering a new approach to mental health care
A new study has been published by Natural England which reviews the benefits and outcomes of approaches to green care for mental ill-health. ‘A review of nature-based interventions for mental
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George Osborne’s psychiatrist brother struck off over affair with patient
Chancellor George Osborne’s shamed psychiatrist brother showed “a blatant disregard for the fundamental tenets of the medical profession” in having a two-year sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient. Dr Adam
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George Osborne’s psychiatrist brother admits sex with vulnerable patient
The psychiatrist brother of Chancellor George Osborne is back before the General Medical Council after he admitted having sex with a vulnerable patient who had been under his care, a
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Welsh fund to support disabled people to live independently to continue
£27m is being made available to maintain support for more than 1,600 disabled people in Wales to live independently, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed. The Welsh
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Call to end long distance hospital admissions for mentally ill
The practice of sending mentally ill people long distances for treatment should end, a commission has said, as experts branded some services “potentially dangerous”. Around 500 mentally ill people every
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Alex Neil warns of impact of benefit changes on women’s refuges
Changes to housing benefit could have a “catastrophic impact” on domestic abuse victims living in women’s refuges, Alex Neil has warned. The Social Justice Secretary said refuges had been “left
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