Tag: Scotland
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A young woman was double-jointed before her “bendiness” was realised as medical condition.
By Amanda Crawford Sitting in Jennifer Paton’s living room of her one bedroom first floor flat she looks like a normal healthy young single woman, with funky hair, piercings, tattoos. She is bubbly and what seems a confident person. She offers me a cup of tea with a big cheeky smile; projecting her voice around…
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Suicide Prevention Week: Scots are at their “wits end”
Adults waited more than two years for initial appointment in 2023, according to figures from a mental health campaign. While there were more than 13,000 adults on mental health waiting lists in Scotland, data obtained from a series of freedom of information requests to Scottish health boards shows there was only one acute bed for…
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