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Leeds brain injury centre re-designed to improve patient accessibility

One of the UK’s first facilities to provide a home for people who have experienced a major brain injury has experienced a transformational million-pound refurbishment.

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Two thirds of London councils condemn Home Office treatment of asylum seekers

Two thirds of councils in London have written to home secretary Suella Braverman to condemn

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Poverty charity warns of huge rise in people facing utility debts

Poverty charity Turn2Us has called on the government to help low-income households in this week’s

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Report finds sharp drop in childcare availability in England

A report has found a sharp drop in childcare availability across England over the past

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More children have mental health referrals closed without treatment, report finds

The proportion of children with mental health issues who had their referrals closed without receiving

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Popular US weight loss drug approved for NHS England use

A ‘game’ changing weight loss drug which has proven popular in America and amongst celebrities

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New guide released for councils using AI in social care

A university research body has published a new guide providing advice to councils and adult

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Covid-19 effects on mental health were minimal, study shows

A review led by McGill University experts found the majority of people tried to make

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Alcohol deaths in Scotland have hit the highest level in 14 years

Figures from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) display over 1,200 people died from an alcohol-related death last year.

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Government announces new special free schools in response to SEND crisis

The government has chosen seven new special free schools to help address huge levels of

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New report reveals unequal disability rates between education groups

Differences in rates of disability between education groups are larger than differences by age, according

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Vulnerable people’s drug prescriptions to be reviewed following Ombudsman investigation

Hundreds of people across England with drug and alcohol dependencies who have been prescribed Valium

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AI breakthrough can prevent falls in older people

A healthtech company have launched an AI discovery that predicts elderly people falling at home

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Disability organisations accuse government of hiding from UN

Disability organisations have attacked the government’s decision not to give evidence to a United Nations

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UK’s first womb transplant carried out in Oxford

Surgeons in the Southern city have performed a life-changing surgery to help a 34-year-old woman

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Plans for UK’s first menopause education programme launched by UCL academics

Experts at UCL have teamed up with leading women’s health charities to design a new