More than half of local NHS bodies are cutting spending on mental health, figures obtained by Labour show. New data obtained by Freedom of Information requests to Clinical Commissioning Groups
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Prison officers who watched as a mentally ill prisoner blinded himself were not sufficiently trained to deal with such a severe case, the Justice Minister has told the Northern Ireland
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The Government’s drive to achieve “parity of esteem” between mental and physical health services in England will be “very difficult to achieve” given the financial constraints on the health service,
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A health professional who failed to make regular visits to convicted criminals with mental health problems has been struck off as a social worker. A Care Council for Wales (CCW)
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A recent study from academics at City, University of London has shown that the 2008 recession in Europe was associated with adverse health outcomes, as the crisis was linked to
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Scotland’s Chief Statistician today published the results from the Inpatient Census, 2016. This Statistics Release presents the latest national figures for patients occupying a Mental Health, Learning Disability or
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Social workers play a vital role in preventing mental health crises and should be given more scope to practice their skills, an inquiry into mental health services in England has
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Scotland is falling behind other parts of the UK in caring for the mental health of pregnant women and new mothers, according to an expert group. The panel, which includes
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Prison officers in Northern Ireland watched as a mentally ill prisoner blinded himself but did not intervene, a watchdog said. Extreme and shocking self-harm was inflicted by Sean Lynch at
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Rationing is rife across the NHS, with patients suffering cutbacks to treatment and expensive drugs, a major survey of doctors has found. The research, for the Press Association and ITV,
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