New primary care platform will support ‘equity of access’ for new migrants
Migrant health has factsheets covering areas such as healthcare entitlement, how to guides, a facility to share bright ideas, links to national resources and a community platform to ask and respond…
Keeping life on track after the death of a parent carer
When their son Tom was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 20, parents Gordon and Ann were consumed with helping him deal with the illness.
What we can learn from trans activism
Recovery in the Bin’s statement of support, partially motivated by the protest at Pride in London, has highlighted some of the rifts present in both the survivor movements and the more mainstream…
Rise in demand for private counsellors as patients say NHS waiting lists are too long
New evidence suggests a 65% increase in demand for private counselling services since 2016, after studies show that mental health trusts are receiving less funding in 2016 than they did…
Dedicated service for rough sleepers launched
A precious pilot is being launched this month to help administer mental health care for rough sleepers.
‘Debt CBT’ comes to NHS for first time
The first online therapy service focused on assisting those with mental health and financial difficulties is being rolled out.
Leaders walking away from NHS
NHS leaders interviewed for a new report viewed their jobs as "both a vocation and privilege".
‘Invisible disabilities are neglected – that needs to change’
"The battles that count aren't the ones for trophies," quotes an anonymous writer, who lives with an acquired brain injury. "The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us -…
Minister for mental health has not visited a single prison over her year in power
Self-inflicted deaths are 8.6 times more likely to occur in prisons but is the well-being of prisoners being ignored ?
Can there ever be such a thing as a mentally healthy prison?
Recognising shame and vulnerability are fundamental to improving approaches to prisoner mental health. Devolving some say in the running of accommodation over to prisoners has produced more harmonious environments also.
