Care homes are being warned that they may be breaking the law and putting patients' lives at risk by hiding drugs in food or drink, the BBC has learned. The Mental Welfare Commission is concerned that the practice of giving medicine secretly is being over-used. Under Scots law, medical staff can intervene in a patient's treatment if the person is incapable of acting in his or her own best interests.
Scientists at Cardiff University have developed a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Researchers say they have created an antibody which could block the production of brain chemicals linked to the debilitating disease.
IF ANYONE in your family is expecting Santa to drop off a new bike on Christmas morning please don't scrap your old one.
The Lib Dem spokesperson on LGBT equality has condemned for scrapping tens of thousands of pounds in funding for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month. Liberal Democrat Women and Equality Spokesperson Lorely Burt MP has joined the event's organisers in criticising the decision by the Department for Education and Skills.
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In a speech to the IPPR today, Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell will pledge to take the fight on poverty to Labour's heartlands.
The first stage of the East of England Strategic Health Authority (SHA) review of hospital services in the region has only underlined the threat hanging over Bedford Hospital, say Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats.
