News by Subject
List and find news items by the subject covered
Subject A-Z
To view a list of news subjects currently covered, please select a subject initial letter from the line below.
News items on 'Suicide Risk'
Suicide target 'will not be met'
(BBC 07/10/2009)
Scotland's largest health authority has said it is unlikely to meet its target on suicide prevention. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) has been tasked with reducing the suicide rate by 20% between 2002 and 2013. In a report due to go before MSPs, the authority said success was unlikely as the number of people taking their own lives had been rising since 2005. Bosses said a high level of deprivation was one of the main reasons behind its expected failure to meet the target.
Veterans at 'higher suicide risk'
(BBC 02/03/2009)
Young ex-servicemen are three times more likely to kill themselves than their civilian counterparts, a study has suggested. Veterans aged under 24 are at greatest risk, with those in lower ranks and with shorter careers most vulnerable. The Centre for Suicide Prevention linked military discharge data between 1996 and 2005 with details of suicides.
Advert
Advert
Advert
| Top 10 Drug Information Leaflets | |
|---|---|
| Co-codamol | |
| Citalopram | |
| Prednisolone | |
| Omeprazole | |
| Metronidazole | |
| Diclofenac | |
| Ramipril | |
| Simvastatin | |
| Flucloxacillin | |
| Mebeverine hydrochloride | |