Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Kirsty | No Comments »
The Wellington woman who made national headlines last week for attempting to starve herself to death has died. Margaret Page’s refusal to eat food sparked a vigorous ethical debate. She was 60. Page, who suffered a cerebral haemorrhage 20 years ago, had refused to eat food for the past 16 days, taking only the occasional [...]
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Posted on March 14th, 2010 by Kirsty | 1 Comment »
Schools, employers and GPs all have more of a role to play in mental-health care in the UK, ministers say. Investment in recent years has focused on improving treatment, but the new 10-year strategy calls for more emphasis on prevention and early intervention. In particular, it highlighted the importance of helping people back into work [...]
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