Some decisions on potential modern slavery victims could be independently reviewed under measures introduced by the Government. Ministers say the changes will improve transparency and support for those flagged up
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The Scottish Government has been urged to “pick up the pace” if it is to meet its target of recruiting 800 mental health staff by 2022. Plans to increase the
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An independent review is being launched to find out how the alleged abuse of vulnerable patients in a private hospital could have happened after “opportunities to intervene were missed”. The
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Professional football clubs will be among the first organisations in Scotland to receive suicide prevention training as part of a “groundbreaking” initiative. The new online resource is being made available
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A national post to help prevent people going missing has been created with £70,000 in Scottish Government funding. The national development coordinator will work with local authorities and other organisations
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The Government has apologised for the treatment of patients with autism and learning disabilities at Whorlton Hall, branded “tantamount to psychological torture” by Labour. Health Minister Caroline Dinenage apologised on
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Hospital staff have been secretly filmed “torturing” patients with learning disabilities and autism during an investigation experts described as “horrific”. A BBC Panorama programme uncovered staff mocking, taunting, intimidating and
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A charity based on Belfast’s longest peace wall welcomed its first royal visitor as the Duchess of Cornwall called in to speak with some of the city’s homeless. The Belfast
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Modern slavery pervades every community of the UK and laws set up to target perpetrators must be strengthened, according to a new report. An independent review of the Modern Slavery
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Suicidal patients were “not taken seriously” by health workers in NHS Tayside unless they had made a “serious attempt to take their own life”, a damning report has found. An
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