More nurses and midwives are leaving the profession in the UK than joining it, for the first time since 2008, figures show.
More nurses and midwives are leaving the profession in the UK than joining it, for the first time since 2008, figures show.
Theresa May has unveiled plans to do more to help those, particularly young people, with mental health conditions. In her speech at the Charity Commission, the prime minister announced a number of pledges including training at every secondary school, training for employers and organisations, and the appointment of a mental health campaigner. Here, people have […]
Neil Jewell, who had schizophrenia, died after failings in his care, accepted by the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) looking after him.
By Sophie Hutchinson BBC News:Image caption Neil Jewell died after being unable to access the care he needed Mental health trusts in England are still having their budgets cut, despite government assurances they would be funded on a par with physical healthcare, figures suggest. Analysis by the King’s Fund think tank, seen by the BBC, […]
Mentoring, CV advice, interview training and on-job support will be offered to 6,000 people aged over 25.
©Torfaen Council People recovering from substance misuse and mental health problems will be helped to find work in a £7.2m scheme. Mentoring, CV advice, interview training and on-job support will be offered to 6,000 people aged over 25. The programme could be extended to help 1,500 younger adults handle education, training or work. Public […]
This licensed medicine, called Sativex, is a mouth spray and contains two chemical extracts (THC and CBD) derived from the cannabis plant.
By Michelle Roberts Taking cannabis for medical reasons should be made legal, says a cross-party group of UK politicians. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform says there is clear evidence cannabis could have a therapeutic role for some conditions, including chronic pain and anxiety. It says tens of thousands of people […]
"Whether it's asking them how they are, or going for a coffee and a chat, to the cinema or the gym, these can have a positive impact on their mental health and support their recovery.
Presenter Matt Johnson (r) in a scene from the media campaign /Image copyright TTCW People are being urged to do small things, such as going for coffee with friends and relatives who have mental health problems, as part of a campaign. Time To Change Wales’ Reach Out campaign aims to show people do not need […]
Freedom of Information figures suggest a quarter of clinical commissioning groups are ignoring the target.
By Hugh Pym. Health editor Some mental health patients in England are being denied timely treatment promised by the government, figures reveal. The target, intensive treatment within two weeks, was introduced in April 2016 to give mental health the same referral priority as cancer. Freedom of Information figures suggest a quarter of clinical commissioning groups […]
Cuts to adult mental health services in England have started damaging the quality of care given to patients, a report suggests.
The review by the King’s Fund think tank found there was now “widespread evidence of poor quality care”.
Researchers linked this to the use of unproven, cheaper services in a bid to balance the books.
One mental health charity says “disappearing” services are putting lives at risk.
But the government said the amount of money being made available for mental health had been increased overall.
A mental health nurse at Broadmoor high security hospital has admitted selling stories about patients to journalists.
Kenneth Hall, 49, from Bridgwater, Somerset, sold details about killers held at the hospital to the News Of The World and Mirror newspapers.
They included Robert Ashman, who attacked MP Nigel Jones and killed his assistant with a samurai sword in 2000.
Hall pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office at the Old Bailey and will be sentenced next month.
Mental health and the death of the “headclutcher” picture
A campaign backed by Stephen Fry has been launched to try to change the type of images used by the media for stories about mental health. But what is wrong with the ones currently used?
A solitary figure, with their head in their hands, more often than not cast in dark, sombre lighting. These stock images, often termed the “headclutcher”, have become a familiar sight in media portrayals of mental illness.
