The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling for an independent review of every person who is being held in segregation in mental health wards for children and young people and
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Younger teens are to benefit from a pioneering mental health initiative which aims to help those in distress. The Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) project was set up two years ago,
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A carer’s experience can impact on the ability of a person with dementia to “live well” with the condition, new research suggests. If carers feel highly stressed, lack confidence in
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Too many children are admitted to mental health hospitals unnecessarily and spending years in institutions, according to a report. The Children’s Commissioner for England is concerned that the current system
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The goodwill of nurses is “being abused” while the Government fails to solve the NHS staffing crisis, the head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will say. In her
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People starting a career in early learning and childcare (ELC) will be given a new induction pack to help support them, it has been announced. The pack, produced by the
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The Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s first report will not be published until October – months after survivors expected its release. In a letter obtained by the Press Association they were told
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An order has been published to extend the presumption against short prison sentences from three months to a year, in an attempt to break the cycle of reoffending. The Scottish
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A doctor has been jailed for 10 and a half years for sexually assaulting 15 patients over a period of more than 20 years, under the guise of medical examinations,
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A woman dubbed the Angel Of London Bridge was killed after rushing in to help a victim of the terror attack, saying: “I’m a nurse. I have to go and
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