Engage: Is the 3.4% spending increase enough to ‘save’ the NHS?
The good news is that the NHS has received a 70th “birthday gift” in the form of a 3.4% per year increase in real spending over the next five years.
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Report: Gosport War Memorial Hospital – Report of the Gosport Independent Panel
Concerns about the care of older patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital have been the subject of scrutiny since 1998. Families of those who died have persistently sought a full
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Engage: People with depression use language differently – here’s how to spot it
From the way you move and sleep, to how you interact with people around you, depression changes just about everything. It is even noticeable in the way you speak and
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Report: The Care Crisis Review – Options to tackle rising number of children entering care system
A review involving researchers from the University of Sheffield has outlined 20 recommendations to tackle the rising number of children entering the care system in England and Wales. Professor Kate
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Webwatch: Report suggest children’s online time should be public health issue
Children and young people are being encouraged to spend longer online by “persuasive design” which should be considered a public health issue, a new report claims. The tactic, which encourages
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Third of care workers consider quitting their jobs over lack of mental health support
The stigma around discussing mental health is still very much present, and the majority (81%) of care professionals agree that not enough is being done to support mental health at
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Survey: Survivors of abuse invited to help improve Church of England safeguarding
Safeguarding expert, the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), is working with the Church of England to improve how the Church treats people who have been abused or are at
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Webwatch: New online tool to identify emerging mental health problems in young people
Researchers in Glasgow have developed a new online tool to help identify young people with emerging signs of mental health problems, such as psychosis. Nearly one third of the participants
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Engage: How virtual reality if helping NHS mental health teams reach Grenfell Community
Virtual reality is being used to reach traumatised families struggling a year after the Grenfell Tower fire in what is believed to be a UK first. Outreach workers at the
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Engage: Are care workers key to improving mental health patients’ physical health in secure hospitals?
A new study suggests more value needs to be placed in promoting exercise for people with severe mental health issues in secure hospital settings. Researchers from Loughborough University have explored
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