Mental health patients wait four years for counselling despite rules saying they must be helped in weeks

Probe finds NHS waiting list for help with conditions such as PTSD is up to 11 times longer than recommended

Mental health patients wait four years for counselling despite rules saying they must be helped in weeks

Getty A man talking with therapist in therapyPeople seeking counselling for conditions such as depression are facing unacceptably long waits   Patients wait up to four years for NHS counselling on mental health issues – despite rules saying they should be seen in weeks. A Sunday Mirror probe found the current waiting list for “talking […]

‘I lost 35 STONE but I still fear a heart attack’, says patient who says everyone deserves to be treated

Charlie Walduck from Manchester weighed a whopping 50 stone but slimmed down

‘I lost 35 STONE but I still fear a heart attack’, says patient who says everyone deserves to be treated

By: Nicola Fifield Obese: Charlie Walduck at his heaviest   Charlie Walduck weighed 50 stone at his heaviest – before losing more than 35 stone in two years. The 47-year-old from Manchester, who has since put back on a few stone, said: “Regardless of whether someone is obese, an alcoholic or a drug user – if they […]

Work outdoors helps banish the blues by raising serotonin levels

Work outdoors helps banish the blues by raising serotonin levels

Caring Jennie Street knew from 40 years of experience that work outdoors helps banish the blues by raising serotonin levels

Caring Jennie Street has turned her love of growing veg into a cure for the depressed and anxious.

She knew from 40 years of experience that work outdoors helps banish the blues by raising serotonin levels.

So in 2011 she created a project to coax people with a fear of going outside and other anxiety disorders to grow produce.

“Shambles” Pushing Disabled People To Suicide, Says Whistle-blower

“Shambles” Pushing Disabled People To Suicide, Says Whistle-blower

Sick and disabled claimants are experiencing severe distress and some are even close to suicide due to botched disability benefit reform, an insider has revealed.

Personal Independence Payments (PIP) are replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for Britain’s sick and disabled, but the assessment process which should take no longer than 26 weeks is sometimes taking twice as long.