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Voluntary and Community Sector grants open for bids : And £60000 is available to help organisations provide activities to help meet older people's needs. The maximum is £5000. For more details, see worcestershire.gov. uk /voluntary, following the 'VCS Grants' link. Or request an application form by emailing ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Labour and Tory welfare systems 'cause resentment' : Rethink Mental Illness has submitted a response to the Department of Work and Pensions about proposed changes to Disability Living Allowance (DLA) as one of a group of mental health charities. The new benefit, called Personal Independence Payment (PIP) ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Female-only psychiatric units to lift patient safety : A NEW female-only psychiatric unit at The Alfred hospital has been welcomed as a step towards improving safety for mentally ill women across Victoria following complaints of harassment and sexual assault by male patients. Mental Health Minister Mary ... The Age

Children on the frontlines: the e-waste epidemic in Africa : Ghana is already contending with illicit drug trafficking . .... Some importers may actually reside in the sending country, eg UK or Germany. ... Mongabay.com

Robert Henderson guilty of murdering Hugh Boyd : A 27-year-old man has been convicted of murdering his former landlord whose decomposed body was found a year later at his home in Glasgow . Robert Henderson is thought to have strangled or suffocated Hugh Boyd, 57, at his Yorkhill flat in October 2009. ... BBC News

Rangers agree to pay £35000 bill to Levy and McRae : The club owed the money to the Glasgow law firm Levy & McRae over advice on how to deal with a Uefa charge relating to fans singing sectarian songs. The Court of Session in Edinburgh heard the cash had now been paid. It also heard the law firm had ... BBC News

Hastings is the worst in region for child poverty : Some 29 per cent of youngsters in the town are classed as living in poverty , compared to 19 per cent in neighbouring Rother and just eight per cent in Mid Sussex. Hastings also scores well above the 23 per cent average for England . ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK Sport - IAAF confirm London as 2017 candidate city : UK Athletics 07 September 2011. London was today formally accepted by the IAAF as a candidate city to host the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Ready for the big switch : It was a service advertised for older people .” Jane Haynes, 89, from Woodstock, said she was concerned her television would stop working. She said: “I am very worried because it is literally my life. “The first thing I do in the morning is put the ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Saga calls for new solutions for savers : According to the organisation, older people in particular are watching their savings erode at a rapid rate. Dr Ros Altmann, Saga's director general, said: "With low rates and soaring inflation, people are being stung by a double whammy, which continues ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Three's a crowd for UK mobile payments : ... choice and competition in the UK : “The planned and explicit exclusion of Three from ... information and services, or can engage with social media sites. ...

Rise in number of hate crime reports : The national report shows there has been an increase in reports of crimes against people with disabilities and those who are lesbian, gay , bisexual or trans-gender ( LGBT ). The Association of Chief Police Officers published hate crime data yesterday for ... United Kingdom | Ireland

The Pros and Cons of Legalising Narcotics... : The UK Cannabis Law Reform Party (clear-uk.org) takes this view: We have moved away from the use of the word "legalise" because it is interpreted as meaning a free for all. It scares people, particularly politicians and the media and we, as a party, ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Cashier jailed for casino theft : A former head cashier at a Glasgow casino has been jailed for eight months for embezzling £32500 to fund a gambling addiction. Scott Paterson, 41, admitted taking cash from Merchant City Gala Casino between October last year and March. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK workers missing out on health benefits : It found that 80 per cent of Brits both in and out of the workplace believe that holding down a job is good for their physical and mental health . While the majority of employers recognise they have an important role to play when it comes to their ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Sound check: Oxjam brings music with meaning : The biggest UK charity music event of the year is about to take place but our stadiums will remain mercifully free of weeping megastars. Throughout October, the Oxjam festival in aid of Oxfam in 800 venues will host about 9000 bands, all raising money ... Evening Standard

Lagarde: UK needs bank crisis plans : A recent IMF review of the UK described the country's financial sector is a "global public good", meaning that a UK crisis could have systemic implications around the world, Lagarde said in an early speech in London on Friday. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Millions of malnourished 'go unnoticed' : This includes the elderly , those who are housebound or who have limited mobility and do not have a social support network in place to assist with tasks such as food shopping and cooking. Patients are discharged from hospital and can be left isolated ... BBC News

Removing barriers to employment for older people was the subject of recent ... They identified a "clear need" for coordinated action on improving opportunities for the older workforce. Age UK policy adviser Christopher Brooks says many employers are rejecting people purely because they are too old . He argues these companies are ...

WRVS report: older people most affected by public spending cuts : WRVS report looking at the effect of the 1990s spending cuts in Sweden and Canada on the older population. WRVS is asking ministers to review cuts to older ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Meta-analysis challenges abortion policies : Ninety percent of UK abortions are carried out “on the presumption that abortion actually reduces the risk to mental health associated with continuing the pregnancy”. If this is not true, then “clinicians should convey the current state of uncertainty ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Cuts to mental health beds 'will put people at risk' say staff : By Melanie Adams » Health Reporter CUTS in Hampshire beds for mental health patients will put them and others at risk, staff have warned. You can read the consultation document for mental healthcare at the foot of this article. As health bosses look to ... United Kingdom | Ireland

NHS bosses submit bid for 80-bed mental health unit : The document says: “The revised scheme will again provide improved and flexible accommodation to support and enhance the delivery of mental health patient care in the area.” > Aylesbury Today

Exercise creativity for wellbeing : "The arts improve mental health and that in turn affects physical health directly - as we know, the two are interconnected." Dr Gilles said work in UK hospitals on "healing from within" had shown that art classes, ballet performances and music could ... The West Australian

Pensioners forced back to work due to soaring cost of living and income squeeze Older people , who typically spend more of their income on quick price-rising goods like fuel and food, suffered disproportionately, according to Age UK Enterprises research. The charity says, compared with the population as a whole, living costs for ...

Fyne Times Gay and Lesbian Magazine, UK : The European Commission recently affirmed that EU law does not warrant widespread bans on blood donations from gay and bisexual men in several EU countries. National health authorities often cite a 2004 European Directive Answering a written ... Fyne Times

Hialeah clinic ripped off aid for the poor, state says : Instead, his boss at a Hialeah rehabilitation center used Paz-Soldan's time away to run them ragged. With her mending employee out of sight, Ruth Del Carmen Reveron fraudulently used his Medicaid provider number to bill the state medical program for ... MiamiHerald.com

Reporting of Anti-LGBT Crimes Up in UK : ... Northern Ireland in 2010, but those motivated by the victim's sexual orientation or transgender status grew — although past underreporting may account for the increase, says Stephen Otter (pictured) of the UK's Association of Chief Police Officers ... Advocate.com

Southern Health proposes two mental health hospital closures COMMERCIAL: Southern Health Foundation Trust is proposing to close two mental health hospitals as part of a reconfiguration which is expected to save £4.4m by 2013. Advertise with HSJ, the UK's leading health service management and policy title and ...

John Galliano found guilty of anti-Semitic Paris rants : Galliano blamed mounting pressure at work and said he had developed a crippling addiction to alcohol, Valium and sleeping pills. So common were these drinking binges his chauffeur was "trained" to telephone a lawyer if the rows became too heated, ... BBC News

Cardiff council pays tribute to employee killed before Wales match ... A fan beaten to death outside Wembley Stadium before last night's soccer international was named by police today. Wales supporter Mike Dye, 44, of Cardiff , ...

UK's housing is 'among the worst in Western Europe' : The lobbying group is calling for 500000 green and affordable homes to be provided every year for the next seven years, with a reform of land supply and taxation to fund regeneration and affordable housing initiatives. It also wants changes to housing ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Baha Mousa's death casts a shadow over British army, says top general : The death of Baha Mousa, an innocent Iraqi citizen , "cast a dark shadow" over the British army's reputation, its head has said. General Sir Peter Wall said soldiers were now "in no doubt about the need to treat detainees humanely and with respect", ... The Guardian

Debt warning for over 55s : Older people in Milton Keynes contacting leading debt charity Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) for help last year owed an average of £22945 on credit cards, loans and other unsecured debts, according to newly released figures. ... Milton Keynes Today

Hundreds sign up for cancer study : Doctors in Cardiff are leading the world's biggest lung cancer drugs trial with the aim of revolutionising the way the disease is treated. The six-month trial based at the Welsh Cancer Trials Unit (WCTU) at the University Hospital of Wales , Cardiff , ... BBC News

UK opens door to gay blood donations. Is Canada next? : In a move that will undoubtedly be followed closely in Canada, the UK has made a move on the issue of blood donations by gay men. TORONTO -- British authorities have partially lifted the ban on gay men giving blood and a Canadian activist is hoping ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Number approaching councils for housing help soars : Responding to the figures Jenny Edwards, chief executive of Homeless Link, said it underlined the "need for urgent action to address the chronic shortage of affordable housing" across the UK . "If we want a country where everyone has a roof over their ... The Guardian

Friends hack it for children's charity : This is the second time the Cotswolds Hack has been staged and funds raised will help the NSPCC continue its vital work, including running services like ChildLine, the UK's free, confidential 24-hour helpline for children – more than 3000 Oxfordshire ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Female-only psychiatric units to lift patient safety : Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge said guidelines would be provided to hospitals within weeks for applications to a $4 million fund, promised during last year's election campaign, to create female-only areas in existing psychiatric wards. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Experts call for greater recognition of gravity of poor sleep : Research highlighting the widespread nature of poor sleep among Europeans has been welcomed by mental health experts in the UK . A study published in the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that seven per cent of the EU's population are ... United Kingdom | Ireland