A new government directive could see the closure of seventy seven schools across Essex according to figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats. The recent Government directive sent to local authorities, made clear that councils would only get extra money for new primary schools if they had decisive plans to ensure that no school has more than a quarter surplus places.
Britain is a "Prozac Nation" facing a crisis in mental health care, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg will warn.
The Royal College of Physicians has called for a big increase in the number of doctors in England who specialise in hearing and balance problems. The RCP says half of people suffer the disorders at some time, but can wait years to see a specialist and often remain undiagnosed and poorly managed.
Plans to improve care for people with epilepsy in Wales have been announced in a strategy the assembly government believes is the UK's first of its kind. Measures to reduce the incidence of epilepsy, help people to self-manage their condition and ensure prompt diagnosis and treatment are included.
Doctors hope to use the body's own nerves to bridge the gap in the spinal cord left by paralysing injuries. Dr John Martin, from Columbia University, New York, took a nerve leaving the spine just above an injury, and reattached it below.
In its third annual report to Parliament on the state of social care, the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) explores the experiences of people not deemed eligible for social care services.
