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Parity for mental health will remain a dream until local authority spending is reformed
Figures on council spending last week show that the government’s aim of…
New mental health research centre to focus on function of the mind
A Centre of Excellence has been launched that aims to translate the…
First mental health crisis standards created for capital
NHS London has pledged to provide a round-the-clock telephone mental health helpline…
Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards winners announced
The winners of the Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards were announced…
“Unacceptably low” 1.36% of health budget spent on mental health by councils
Local authorities in England spend an average of less than 1.36% of…
Perinatal mental health problems demand greater government priority
A report published this week calculated the cost of perinatal mental health…
Getting involved with communities
Involvement with service users is an increasingly important part of mental health…
British team to deliver two-year suicide prevention nursing programme in India
A team from Edge Hill University in Ormskirk, Lancashire, is to a…
Unacceptable gaps in quality of dementia care, Care Quality Commission report finds
Unacceptable gaps in the quality of care of people with dementia mean…
Homeless people with mental ill health overlooked by health services, report says
Homeless people are often left out of the planning and commissioning of…