Study reveals dementia diagnosis deficit
One in seven patients with a history of dementia are not being identified as having the condition when they are admitted to hospital in England, a study suggests. Failure to
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Women hit hardest by effects of dementia
Women are hit hardest by the dementia epidemic sweeping Britain, according to a new study. The illness is not only the leading cause of death among British woman, but they
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Kate in plea for early intervention in children’s mental health
The Duchess of Cambridge has spoken of the importance of preventing children’s problems becoming worse as they get older in a video message she has recorded to support the UK’s
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London faces ‘rapidly unravelling’ mental health crisis
London faces a “rapidly unravelling” mental health crisis, a Labour candidate for City Hall warned. Diane Abbott, the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, said real term cuts
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85% rise in young people attending A&E with mental health problems
A&E visits by children and young people with a mental health illness have almost doubled since 2010/11, official figures show. And around two-thirds of the patients were unable to be
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Glasgow’s head of mental health & adult care suspended
Glasgow City Council has launched an internal investigation into the conduct of a senior member of its social work department. Raymond Bell, Head of Mental Health and Adult Support &
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Committee highly critical of using cells to hold mentally ill
Police cells should no longer be specifically included on an approved list of “places of safety” where the mentally ill can be held while awaiting assessment, MPs said. But they
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Care professionals with experience in Parkinson’s urged to join network
A new network hoping to revolutionise care for people with Parkinson’s has issued a call for professionals to join. This week, 300 health and social care professionals and people affected
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Few employers have policy in place for mental health illness
Few employers have discussed mental health issues with their staff and a “strikingly low” number have a company-wide policy in place, new research has revealed. A study by the Institute
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CQC report concerns over legal rights of mental health patients
The regulator of health and adult social care is concerned that people across England are being detained under the Mental Health Act without their legal rights being discussed or explained
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