Time for quick, easy access to the right care for people with psychosis
In this guest blog, Andrea Mechelli welcomes the introduction of maximum waiting…
People in the criminal justice system need better mental health support, report says
People leaving prison and police custody need more support for their mental…
Mental health training package in development for NHS 111 call handlers
An e-learning package is being developed that aims to better equip NHS…
No link between weekend admission to psychiatric hospital and increased risk of death, report finds
Weekend admission to a psychiatric hospital is not associated with a higher…
One in four emergency services workers have had suicidal thoughts
More than one in four people who work in the emergency services…
Progress being made towards improving access to mental health services but much more needs to be done, report says
The Department of Health and NHS England are starting to make progress…
Almost half of employees think ‘stress’ is just an excuse for taking time off
Almost half of UK employees who have never experienced a mental health…
Charity scoops government grant to help schools support young people with mental ill health
The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust (CWMT) has been awarded a major share…
Many victims of human trafficking in UK experience severe mental health problems
More than half of people trafficked to the UK for sexual exploitation,…
Experts call for dementia strategy to have greater focus on little-known forms of the condition
The government’s dementia strategy should recognise two common but little-known forms of…