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 risk of death compared to weekday admission, according to new King’s College London research.
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 with the actions needed to implement access and waiting time standards for people with mental health conditions, but…
One in four emergency services workers have had suicidal thoughts
More than one in four people who work in the emergency services have had suicidal thoughts due to stress and poor mental health, according to a new survey.
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 of a £3 million government fund to help schools support young people with mental health issues.
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 issue think that stress not real and it can be used as an excuse for people to take…
Many victims of human trafficking in UK experience severe mental health problems
More than half of people trafficked to the UK for sexual exploitation, domestic servitude and forced labour experience severe mental health problems, including depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),…
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 the condition, according to leading experts.
New reading scheme to help young people with mental health issues launched
Public libraries across England have launched a scheme to support young people experiencing mental health issues with expert endorsed books available to borrow for free.
CQC to review how NHS trusts investigate and learn from deaths
Care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is carrying out a review of how NHS trusts identify, report, investigate and learn from deaths of people using their services – with…
School PE nightmares put women off exercise – leaving them at greater risk of poor physical and mental health
Women with mental health problems are not exercising because of bad experiences with PE at school – putting them at greater risk of poor physical and mental health, charity Mind…