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Morning-after pill made free at pharmacies in Wales
Emergency contraception can now be obtained without charge from pharmacies across Wales, while still costing about ?25 in the rest of the UK. Community pharmacists in Wales can also give the "morning-after pill" to under-16s, if clinically appropriate - a move that has angered campaigners.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12926180
Save the Children: No expert birth help for millions
Of women giving birth each year, 48 million - or one in three - do so without expert help, a report from UK charity Save the Children estimates. If the global shortage of 350,000 midwives was met, more than 1m babies could be saved every year, it said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12929907
Patients spend 'too long in secure mental health units'
Patients are spending too long in mental health secure units because of a lack of community services for them to move on to, says a report. The Centre for Mental Health says patients spend two years on average in a secure unit, costing ?200,000 per patient per year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12922449
More help needed for anorexic children, say experts
Urgent action is needed to identify children suffering from eating disorders which have a death rate similar to childhood leukaemia, medical experts say. Anorexia and bulimia are traditionally seen as a problems of adolescence but evidence suggests they are starting earlier in childhood.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...or-anorexic-children-say-experts-2258871.html
Disabled fear 'pencil test' to claim benefits
Disabled people are "living in fear" as they await new tests to determine whether they are fit enough to work, a charity says. The work capability assessment (WCA) is being rolled out nationwide on Monday after pilot studies found that up to two-thirds of those claiming incapacity benefit could potentially work in some form, saving the country an estimated ?2bn over five years.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ar-pencil-test-to-claim-benefits-2258762.html
Emergency contraception can now be obtained without charge from pharmacies across Wales, while still costing about ?25 in the rest of the UK. Community pharmacists in Wales can also give the "morning-after pill" to under-16s, if clinically appropriate - a move that has angered campaigners.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12926180
Save the Children: No expert birth help for millions
Of women giving birth each year, 48 million - or one in three - do so without expert help, a report from UK charity Save the Children estimates. If the global shortage of 350,000 midwives was met, more than 1m babies could be saved every year, it said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12929907
Patients spend 'too long in secure mental health units'
Patients are spending too long in mental health secure units because of a lack of community services for them to move on to, says a report. The Centre for Mental Health says patients spend two years on average in a secure unit, costing ?200,000 per patient per year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12922449
More help needed for anorexic children, say experts
Urgent action is needed to identify children suffering from eating disorders which have a death rate similar to childhood leukaemia, medical experts say. Anorexia and bulimia are traditionally seen as a problems of adolescence but evidence suggests they are starting earlier in childhood.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...or-anorexic-children-say-experts-2258871.html
Disabled fear 'pencil test' to claim benefits
Disabled people are "living in fear" as they await new tests to determine whether they are fit enough to work, a charity says. The work capability assessment (WCA) is being rolled out nationwide on Monday after pilot studies found that up to two-thirds of those claiming incapacity benefit could potentially work in some form, saving the country an estimated ?2bn over five years.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ar-pencil-test-to-claim-benefits-2258762.html