Commission welcomes new powers on mental health advocacy
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland has welcomed new powers which will allow it to do more to protect the rights of people with mental ill health. The Mental Health
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Welsh Gov publish results of mental health ward spot checks
A national report about the findings of a series of 22 unannounced spot checks to review care and conditions on older people’s mental health wards across Wales has been published.
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Keatinge renews appeal for law to protect older people from abuse
The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Claire Keatinge, has renewed her call to the Minister of Health, Social Services to commit to introducing legislation that would better protect
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UK legal system is failing older people, says Commissioner
The UK legal system is failing older people and perpetuating abuse, neglect and crimes against older people, according to the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira. The Commissioner is
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A&E among least compassionate for mental health crisis care
People who have sought emergency help for mental health problems say they got better assistance from the police than staff in accident and emergency departments or community mental health teams.
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Six held on suspicion of murdering man with learning disabilities
The mother of a disabled man has said he was killed by bullies and had “the mind of an eight-year-old”. Lee Irving, 24, of Camperdown, East Denton, was described by
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Over 4,500 people suffering mental illness detained in cells
Police cells were used to detain people suffering mental health problems on more than 4,500 occasions in the last year, new figures reveal. There were a total of 4,537 instances
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New materials for those reporting on suicide in Northern Ireland
Following the review of the Protect Life Strategy – the suicide prevention strategy for Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has agreed to work with media and other stakeholders
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First safe house for mature women opens in Redcar
The country’s first safe house for domestic violence victims over the age of 45 has opened. Eva Women’s Aid, based in Redcar, Teesside – which has worked with victims aged
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Lanarkshire women’s aid service providing ‘excellent’ care
A housing support service in Airdrie has received top marks from Scotland’s social care regulator for the second inspection in a row. Inspectors gave Monklands Women’s Aid marks of ‘excellent’
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