Compulsory mental health care orders at 15-year high
The number of compulsory mental health treatments in Scotland has hit its highest level in at least 15 years, according to a watchdog report.
Assaults on mental health staff up 25% in four years
Mental health staff in the UK are working in a “powder keg” environment, as assaults by patients soar, a BBC investigation has revealed.
Figures obtained by 5 live Investigates show there were more than 42,000 reported attacks on staff in 2016-17 in the mental health trusts who responded.
Government accused of ’empty promises’ on mental health as NHS plans to slash funding
New figures reveal half of CCGs plan to reduce proportion of their budgets spent on mental health
Cash-strapped Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in England said they will reduce the proportion of their budgets spent on offering mental health support in 2017/18, despite previous commitments from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt that spending would increase.
Heavy alcohol use alters brain functioning differently in young men and women
Scientists have found that brain functions in young men and women are changed by long-term alcohol use, but that these changes are significantly different in men and women. This indicates not only that young people might be at increased risk of long-term harm from alcohol use, but also that the risks are probably different in men and in women, with men possibly more at risk. This work is presented today at the ECNP meeting in Paris.
Mental health patients are being treated hundreds of miles away – due to a lack of beds in Manchester
Hundreds of desperately ill patients were sent almost 200 miles from Greater Manchester for 'out-of-area' placements.
Hundreds of desperately ill patients were sent almost 200 miles from Greater Manchester for ‘out-of-area’ placements.
Who pays the penalty when mental health services fail?
Moira Tombs will be speaking at Community Care Live London in September about how the mental health system let her down. Her shocking story will make you re-evaluate what you know about safeguarding
I have personal experience of being the subject of a safeguarding alert. My story highlights why the six guiding principles of safeguarding (empowerment, prevention, proportionality, protection, partnership and accountability) matter and how failing to put them into practice can be so costly.
More UK nurses and midwives leaving than joining profession
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.
Taking Fish Oil Containing Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) Gives Positive Effects Upon Bipolar Disorder
While dealing with mental illness requires several different approaches to therapy, adding fish oil seems to be the easier step toward more stable moods and a much more stable life.
Having used fish oils containing EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) for many years I have obtained excellent results leading to no depression, after suffering for over ten years with it.
Public sector workers are more likely to say their mental health is poor and to have less support than private sector employees
Workplace mental health support is worse in the public sector than in the private sector, according to a comprehensive study by mental health charity Mind.
Tory deputy mayor: Best thing for disabled children is the guillotine
The retired GP made his sick suggestion to fellow councillors as they discussed sending the youngsters to a £3,000-a-week care home
The retired GP made his sick suggestion to fellow councillors as they discussed sending the youngsters to a £3,000-a-week care home
