Mental health funds used to rescue hospitals

Mental health funds used to rescue hospitals
The NHS is diverting money from hard-pressed mental health services in England to shore up the balance sheets of over-spending hospitals and primary care trusts, says a survey by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
Source:- The Guardian, Thursday 20 July 2006, page 8
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‘Miracle baby’ allegedly smuggled into UK to be adopted, judge rules
A “miracle baby” allegedly smuggled to Britain by a child-trafficking ring must be taken from the foster mother who has cared for him for the last 15 months and adopted, a high court judge ruled yesterday.
Source:- The Guardian, Thursday 20 July 2006, page 12
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Paedophiles to lose credit cards
Credit and debit providers can withdraw cards from paedophiles who use them to purchase child abuse images online, following a three year campaign by children’s charities.
Source:- The Guardian, Thursday 20 July 2006, page 14
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Online abuse
Reports of online abuse images continue to increase, according to the Internet Watch Foundation, which received 14,313 reports of suspicious material in the first six months of this year.
Source:- The Times, Thursday 19 July 2006, page 2
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Low position on social status ladder linked to faster ageing
Genetic tests revealed that being working class could add the equivalent of seven years to a person’s age, while marrying “below” herself added years to a woman’s biological age, scientists report in the journal Ageing Cell today.
Source:- The Guardian, Thursday 20 July 2006, page 17
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Classes target problem parents
Parents of wayward children aged 8 to 13 at risk of drifting into serious trouble are to be targeted by a government programme.
Source:- The Times, Thursday 19 July 2006, page 33
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Reid promises cull of senior Home Office staff
A cull of senior Home Office civil servants was announced after the beleaguered department received a damning vote of no confidence from the government’s troubleshooters.
Source:- The Independent, Thursday 20 July 2006, page 17
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