Mental health patients face bed shortages, long waits and reduced support due to Government cutbacks, union warns. A survey of more than 1,000 staff employed by mental health care services found more than four in five (83%) reported that a ‘postcode lottery’ exists in the level of care that patients receive. The survey, carried out […]
Isabel Hardman Today’s warning from every former Health Secretary from the past 20 years about inadequate mental health provision raises a number of questions. The first is whether the government really is serious about its pledge to make parity of esteem between physical and mental health a priority. Mental health has become more of […]
UK Politics Every former health secretary from the past 20 years has voiced “alarm and dismay” at the government’s failure to improve mental health services. They urged Theresa May to honour David Cameron’s pledge that the NHS would treat mental health on a par with physical health. They warn that “warm words” are yet to […]
"Mental health can change so quickly between being relatively stable, to finding yourself in real danger. More funding and awareness is needed."
By WBgdavies By Ginette Davies Lucy Teuton There have been calls for an urgent review of funding for mental health services following the death of a new mum. At Lucy Teuton’s inquest a psychiatric nurse admitted there was a lack of staff to provide regular contact with clients. The […]
Article By: Charley Walker, News Editor Mental illnesses, from anxiety and depression to OCD and bipolar disorder, affect one in four of the British population regardless of age but older people are often overlooked when it comes to discussions of mental health and wellbeing. It is estimated that 85 per cent of the three […]
New documentary Me and My Mental Illness airs on Tuesday November 1.
By Alastair Campbell Mental Health: Top facts from mental health charity Mind (IBTimes UK) So if you tune in to ‘Me and My Mental Illness’ on Tuesday, you will almost certainly recognise ‘Frank, 54, bipolar disorder/three times sectioned’. You might also recognise ‘Alastair, 59, psychotic breakdown/depression.’ That’s me; and Frank is none […]
Local councils who chase families over unpaid debts may be ‘inflicting real damage’ to children’s mental health, charity warns.
William Eichler A new study by The Children’s Society has found debt collection—visits from bailiffs, repeated phone calls, the threat of eviction—can have a negative impact on a child’s mental state. They also discovered that children in low-income families with multiple debts are at higher risk of suffering from mental health problems than those […]
By Dennis Moore The recent inquest into the death of 14-year-old Amy El-Keria has highlighted concerns about the safety of young people being treated in private mental health units operated by the Priory Group across the UK. The Priory Group is Britain’s largest private mental healthcare provider and receives millions of pounds a year […]
A judicial review launched by patients has prompted health chiefs to back down over plans to axe eight services
BY: Jennifer Williams Crowds gather to protest the cuts earlier this year Manchester’s mental health chiefs have done a u-turn over proposed cuts – just months after driving them through in the face of uproar. A judicial review launched by a patient against Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust and the city’s three […]
The state of mental health services for children in the UK is "alarming", a UN committee has told Government officials.
The state of mental health services for children in the UK is “alarming”, a UN committee has told Government officials. Waiting lists are too long, leading to an unacceptable situation, a member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child said as she questioned UK representatives in Geneva. Olga Khazova of Russia hit out […]
