A senior judge who said there would be “blood on our hands” if a safe placement was not found for a suicidal teenager has approved a plan for her care.
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Victims of the Northern Ireland conflict living in Great Britain are to be targeted for special healthcare support underpinned by EU money. The programme aims to improve the well-being of
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A number of appropriate beds have been identified after a High Court judge warned “we will have blood on our hands” if care is not found for a suicidal teenager
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A senior NHS official has admitted some mental health patients can face “very, very long delays” before leaving hospital after it emerged 19 individuals have been waiting more than two
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An NHS expansion plan for mental health services will see thousands of new posts created, the Government has said. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the aim was to treat an
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Managers have “cold feet” when it comes to employing someone who has a mental illness, a charity has said. Rethink Mental Illness said that many people with mental illness feel
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Whole regions of England were left without any specialist inpatient mental health beds for children on three occasions last year, a new report states. On two dates in April 2016
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Parents have been given tips on how to help their child cope with a traumatic event. More than two thirds of children will experience at least one traumatic event by
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School pupils with mental health issues are being “left in limbo” by a lack of specialist staff, according to a children’s charity. A Freedom of Information request by Scottish Labour
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Mental health bodies have raised concerns over revelations that thousands of mental health patients are being locked in “effectively institutionalised settings”. A new Care Quality Commission (CQC) report has highlighted
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