New app launched to provide help for people who self-harm
A new app has been launched that aims to provide children and young people who self-harm with discreet help and advice.
Law Commission extends review of mental capacity to include the entire Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
The Department of Health has asked the Law Commission to extend its review of mental capacity and detention to consider the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) in their entirety.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual people more likely to experience poor mental health, report claims
Lesbian, gay and bisexual men and women in England are more likely to report having long-standing mental health problems than their heterosexual counterparts, which could in part be down to…
Barker Commission calls for care to focus on individual needs
Health and social care should be redesigned to focus on individual needs regardless of diagnosis, with a graduated increase in support as needs rise, an independent commission has concluded.
Rethink Mental Illness calls for “life-saving” early intervention care to be protected
Charity Rethink Mental Illness has called on the government and NHS to protect early intervention care for people at risk of suicide, saying that it can save lives.
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications increase by 10% in past year
The number of completed Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications has risen by more than 10% in the past year, new figures have revealed.
New resource outlines what ‘personalised’ mental health care and support looks like
Personalised, coordinated care in mental health services should consider "who I am, what's important to me, how I wish to be supported and how people behave with me", according to…
‘Mindfulness Bus’ to visit 130 villages in Norfolk and Suffolk this month
A ‘Mindfulness Bus’ is taking to the road this month to meet hard-to-reach people living in rural locations in Norfolk and Suffolk and give them information on a range of…
Three-quarters of cancer patients don’t get psychological help they need
There is a ‘huge unmet need’ for cancer patients with depression, due to a focus on physical symptoms at the expense of good mental healthcare, researchers have said.
New CQUIN tools aim to help ‘bridge the gap’ between mental and physical health needs
Charity Rethink Mental Illness has developed a suite of tools including care pathways, physical health checks and ward posters to support professionals to improve the physical health care of people…