Majority of female prisoners’ mental health concerns missed by criminal justice staff
Mental health charity Together has launched a new guide for criminal justice staff after identifying that the wellbeing needs of female inmates are frequently overlooked in UK prisons, putting them…
New reviewer of WCA announced
Dr Paul Litchfield, chief medical officer for BT, has been appointed to carry out the next independent reviews of the work capability assessment (WCA) for employment and support allowance, the…
“Shocking and systemic failings” in immigration mental health care
Mental health charity Mind has called for the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to revise its policies after a Nigerian man with mental health problems experienced inhuman and degrading treatment while…
Research points way to calmer psychiatric wards
Good organisation and routines can lead to calmer psychiatric wards, but wards with too many unqualified and temporary staff, or that are badly organised or have poor routine have the…
Leading British artists draw attention to mental health stigma
Some of the UK's top contemporary artists have created an exclusive range of 'get well soon' cards in support of England’s biggest mental health anti-stigma campaign.
A sense of urgency
Sometimes you feel news stories simply state the obvious, and one such story last week did exactly that: ‘Urgent need to invest in mental health, says Joint Commissioning Panel’. But…
Mental health service users three times more likely to die than general population
Mortality among adults with mental health problems in England was 3.6 times higher than the rate of the general population in 2010/11, according to new figures.
Independent quality mark for counsellors and psychotherapists launched
A new voluntary quality register for counsellors and psychotherapists has been launched.
Prisons ill-equipped to meet needs of inmates with dementia
Prisons need more support to be able to deal with the rising numbers of older inmates with dementia, a report has found.
Challenge to put mental health recovery at heart of NHS commissioning
The chief executive of the UK's largest mental health charity has welcomed the success of the Department of Health's flagship ImROC (Implementing Recovery through Organisational Change) project but said "there…