Welfare Slashing ‘Leaves Disabled Unable To Live’
Proposed £30 ESA cut will mean many can’t afford the essentials of life
Proposed £30 ESA cut will mean many can’t afford the essentials of life
Rugby stars tackle mental health
Former Rugby League stars Danny Sculthorpe and Phil Veivers visited Hopwood Hall College to raise awareness about mental health.
The former players, who have played at some of the biggest clubs in rugby league, held sessions over the course of two days with sports students at the college with the ‘State of Mind’ charity.
New mental health initiative draws on experience to help make a difference
Buckinghamshire Recovery College launched last Wednesday, and Mr Brand spoke at a special seminar with service users and staff on Friday.
There has been a steep rise in the number of complaints made about NHS mental health services, figures suggest.
Formal complaints about mental health services in England jumped from 9,180 in 2010/11 to 14,103 in 2015/16, according to an analysis of NHS Digital data conducted by Labour’s Luciana Berger. This represents a 54% rise in complaints in just five years. Ms Berger, who is the president of Labour’s Campaign for Mental Health, […]
Looking to the future with quality improvement in mental health
Shilpa Ross Senior Researcher, Policy It’s been almost a year since the Fund called for a national quality improvement strategy for the NHS in England. We argued that there needs to be greater emphasis on developing cultures that are committed to continuous improvement and a focus on ‘reform from within’ – appealing to the intrinsic motivation […]
UK progress on disability rights ‘patchy and torturous’, UN told
Progress towards equality for disabled people in the UK "continues to be patchy and torturous", campaigners have warned.
Progress towards equality for disabled people in the UK “continues to be patchy and torturous”, campaigners have warned.
Greater Manchester-wide plans to improve the region’s mental health
PLANS have been discussed which will see a combined effort to improve mental health services around Greater Manchester.
Shocking UK prison suicide numbers demand government action
Bishop Richard Moth has called on government to redouble its efforts on prison reform following today’s report from the
Ministry of Justice stating that suicides in prisons across England and Wales reached their highest ever number last year.
Tackling mental health stigma will require more than just goodwill
Delivering the PM’s pledge should not rest on the shoulders of overstretched staff, it must be backed with appropriate resources
The prime minister, Theresa May, has pledged to tackle mental health stigma as part of her vision for her “shared society”. May announced plans to transform the way mental illness is dealt with not in our hospitals but in classrooms, at work and in our communities. The initiative has been largely welcomed, although there is concern that this is yet another governmental policy that hinges on goodwill rather than identifiable resource.
The NHS mental health chief who had a nervous breakdown
“Perhaps not the most flattering photo of me, but I’m sharing this awful picture and my story to help increase understanding of the impact of mental illness and to celebrate my recovery.”
