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Department of Health
Manual for Cancer Services 2008: Psychological Support Measures
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Regional News
Researchers find drug which alters body clock
Research on a novel body clock drug could lead to new remedies for jet lag and bipolardisorder, it was claimed today
Mental health clubs will not close for now
A HEALTH trust has moved to reassure people suffering from mental health problems it willcontinue to provide services for them
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National News
Pioneering, job-based training for social workers to start
An employment-based fast-track training route for children's social workers will start next monthafter the General Social Care Council approved it
Sterlise parents who abuse children, top professor says
Social workers should be able to recommend irreversible sterilisation for parents who abusetheir children, according to a top academic
2010 Drug strategy consultation paper
The government plans to publish a new drug strategy later this year. This targeted consultationprovides an early opportunity for a wide range of partners to contribute to the development ofthe new strategy
Stigma Must Be Addressed: DrugScope Response To UKDPC Stigma Report
The UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC) has published a report entitled
Sinning and sinned against: the stigmatisation of problem drug users
by Charlie Lloyd of the University of York