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Innovative technology reduces hospital discharge delays
Grainne Eloi, Interim Head of Mental Health Services at Bradford District Care…
How the NHS’s ten-year plan promises to prioritise mental health
NHS England admit they may need a full decade to ensure that…
Has ‘IAPT’ eaten itself?
Philip K. Marzouk, a former counsellor, discusses how mental health staff wellbeing…
Rejecting the “service user” narrative in shaping mental health policy and practice
Improvement of mental health services often centres the voices of "service users".…
Independent review of the Mental Health Act: charities’ responses
The independent report into the Mental Health Act was commissioned by Theresa…
CQC to review the use of restraint, prolonged seclusion, and segregation
The Care Quality Commission has pledged to review restrictive interventions (restraint, prolonged…
Patients newly discharged from psychiatric hospital are at higher risk of suicide, so why do they receive so little aftercare?
Joy Hibbins, who runs a Suicide Crisis Centre in Gloucestershire, reflects on…
Issues accessing GP services for poor mental health risks exacerbating symptoms
Research by mental health charities highlights issues in accessing GP support for…
Ruby Wax, Relate, and BACP call on government to increase funding for relationship support
Campaign for government to make relationship support services more accessible