Patients in mental crisis not getting help promised

Plan to close 15 women’s prisons so inmates can be closer to home

The government is supporting a proposal to close 15 women’s jails and replace them with a network of small custodial units that will allow female prisoners to be held closer to home.

Source:- The Times, Friday 7 December 2007, page 13

Exercise can prevent Alzheimer’s

Regular exercise can cut the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by a third, while a lack of physical activity can lead to depression and dementia, according to scientists.

Source:- The Times, Friday 7 December 2007, page 26

Nurse who killed children must serve at least 30 years

Beverly Allit, a nurse who “snuffed out” the lives of children on her ward has had her minimum prison term fixed by a High Court judge who said she had condemned the families of her victims to a life sentence.

Source:- The Times, Friday 7 December 2007, page 31

Patients in mental crisis not getting help promised

Tens of thousands of people going through a severe mental health crisis are being deprived of NHS treatment and support that was promised by the government, parliament’s spending watchdog disclosed yesterday.

Source:- The Guardian, Friday 7 December 2007, page 8