Independent mental health hospital ordered to make urgent improvements by CQC
An independent mental health hospital in Nottinghamshire has been told by regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that it must make urgent improvements to comply with national standards of quality…
Study aims to identify role of rejection in psychiatric illness
The factors which make some people more sensitive to rejection are being investigated by psychologists at Nottingham Trent University.
Maudsley make history with world’s first mental health learning centre
A unique facility providing an inclusive physical environment for mental health education and training for the whole community has been opened by Maudsley Charity in South London.
More than 30,000 people with mental ill health die needlessly every year, says charity
More than a third of the 100,000 avoidable deaths in England every year are people with mental illness, figures from a charity have revealed.
Asda withdraws ‘mental patient’ costume after outcry
Supermarket chain Asda has withdrawn a Halloween ‘mental patient fancy dress costume’ it was selling called and apologised after receiving criticism for it.
Care provider calls for reform of Mental Capacity Act
Equal clinical rigour should be applied to assessments of people under the Mental Capacity Act as for compulsory detention and treatment under the Mental Health Act, the founder of a…
Investment needed if mental health services are to be fit-for-purpose
A report out this week warns that mental health services must not “sleepwalk” into the future and plans need to be made to ensure they are fit-for-purpose for the next…
Mental health services need reform, report warns
Mental health services are “straining at the seams” and require reform if they are to be fit-for-purpose for the next 20-30 years, a report has warned.
TCSW helps mental health professional map competencies
The College of Social Work has published a new mapping tool to demonstrate how competencies required by social workers working as approved mental health professionals meet professional development requirements for regulatory…
People with HIV need greater mental health support, charity says
A HIV support charity has called for more to be done to support people living with HIV who have mental health issues, after research revealed that 75% of those with…