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Medical cannabis ‘effective’ for helping cancer pain, study shows

New research suggests that medical cannabis helps relieve cancer pain and can complement other painkilling drugs.

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Private healthcare is not a silver bullet for cutting NHS wait times, study finds

A new report from the Health Foundation has concluded that making greater use of the

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Wales launches 24-hour support for families living with neurodivergent conditions

Families in Wales living with autism and other neurodivergent conditions can now access 24 hour

Children Headlines

Not too cool for school: pupils set to keep classrooms warm

A new Welsh primary school opened its doors to pupils this week and has become

Adult Headlines

Beginning of the end of Alzheimer’s? New drug slows the disease by a third

The build-up to Dementia Awareness Week this year is unlike any before – donanemab is

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Value of unpaid care in England and Wales exceeds England’s NHS budget, report finds

New research from the Centre for Care and Carers UK has estimated the value of

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Ombudsman condemns care firm for threatening and abusive complaint response

A Leicester care provider that threatened a vulnerable elderly woman with bailiffs because she complained

Headlines Health

NHS strikes: pay deal signed off for one million workers

Announced yesterday, more than one million health staff in England are set to receive a

Children Headlines

New report identifies influences on children’s understanding of domestic abuse

National domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid has published a new report into what influences children and young people’s attitudes towards domestic abuse, showing a direct link between the viewing of harmful misogynist content online and the normalisation of unhealthy behaviours in relationships.

Headlines Young People

‘Tough love’ plan announced to tackle youth crime

At the Labour political party conference ministers unveiled plans to introduce a national ‘tough love’

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Pioneering new approach fostered to help care home residents

The Maria Montessori Institute has been running care workshops in England to help elevate the

Children Headlines

Children’s services improving despite systemic challenges, LGA says

Children’s services are continuing to deliver improvements and sustain strong performance despite significant national challenges,

Adult Headlines

Over 17,000 women are to have their smear tests re-checked

An estimated 17,500 women in Northern Ireland are to have their smear tests re-examined as

Headlines In Practice

Care campaign returns to grow the sectors workforce

The government’s ‘Made with Care’ campaign is set to make a comeback for the third

Headlines Mental Health

‘Mental Health is a universal human right’: World Mental Health Day 2023

Today marks World Mental Health Day where people and organisations unite across the globe to

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Government to invest £30m in medical technology for NHS

The government has announced it is to invest £30m in medical technology (medtech) to help