British Isles
Friday, 06 May 2016 15:40
School pupils' mental health
The Government has axed Natasha Devon, who was appointed last August as mental health champion for schools in England. This decision came after she had used a head teachers' conference to stress the level of mental…
Friday, 06 May 2016 15:39
Thy Kingdom Come - call for 'Great Wave of Prayer'
In this week following key elections around the UK, it is so timely that Christians can join together in this great wave of prayer for the evangelisation of our nation - praying 'Thy Kingdom Come'. Tens…
Friday, 06 May 2016 15:39
Care homes at risk of closure
About 5,000 residential care homes risk closure because they carry too much debt and don’t make enough profit to cover loan repayments. Research by business risk analysts found that individual care homes were borrowing 61% of…
Friday, 06 May 2016 15:37
Dementia patients - second-class citizens
The Alzheimer’s Society said that some GPs are refusing to visit vulnerable care home patients unless they are paid up to £36,000 a year, and will only prescribe drugs over the phone. One elderly woman was…
Friday, 06 May 2016 15:36
Ministers and junior doctors agree to new talks
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has welcomed the agreement by the Government and the British Medical Association (BMA) to return to talks over the new junior doctors' contracts. The Academy had appealed for both sides…
Friday, 06 May 2016 15:34
Westminster council refuses ‘homeless Jesus’
Last year Prayer Alert highlighted an application to draw attention to homelessness in London through a bronze sculpture. Huddled figures on park benches are a common sight in Westminster, but the plan to draw attention to…