Charity to end care over funding
A leading north east charity has said it will stop providing care for adults with learning disabilities after a row over funding.
28 Mar 2007
Computer therapy access 'for all'
Computer-based therapy should be available to all patients in England from April, says the government. Patients with mild depression or anxiety should receive therapy instead of drugs, but there are long waiting lists around the country. A trial of one computer programme - 'Beating the Blues' - found it more cost-effective than other treatments.
28 Mar 2007
House of Commons - Health Questions
Macular Degeneration
28 Mar 2007
Half of Stoke South Tories resign!
Half of the Conservatives in Stoke-on-Trent South have resigned from the party in a bitter row with former political allies.The split involves allegations of mismanagement of city council funds. Authority managers, the police and the Standards Board for England have been asked to launch inquiries.
28 Mar 2007
New Nhs Dental Contract Fails Chesterfield
Commenting on the British Dental Association report on the state of NHS Dentistry published today, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield said:
28 Mar 2007
"Guidance" is not enough!
Following the publication of today's parliamentary report on bulling, the BBC reports that the government will stop short of forcing schools to actually do anything and will merely issue "guidance". DELGA Chair Jen Yockney responded, "in the schools where this is a problem mere guidance can be ignored and so the force of real regulations is actually needed - like schools where a blind eye is turned to homophobic bullying due to the prejudices of the staff."
27 Mar 2007