A parliamentary committee has asked the Scottish Government to clarify proposed changes to mental health legislation. Legislation which introduces changes to how people with mental health conditions access treatment has
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The Care Quality Commission today published its fifth annual monitoring report on the implementation of the deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS). These are part of the Mental Capacity Act, and
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Ed Miliband has accused the coalition of failing people with mental health problems by making “false economies” in the NHS. Unveiling a report into the issue, the Labour leader said
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Social worker Rebecca Allen has been suspended from the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register for a further six months following a review of a suspension order imposed in
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A psychiatric hospital patient will be sentenced today for murdering a healthcare assistant while she worked at the unit. Ryan Matthews, 62, fatally stabbed grandmother Sharon Wall (pictured) at Wotton
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A paranoid schizophrenic who stabbed a healthcare assistant to death because he did not want to go to a no-smoking unit with no wi-fi will never be released, a judge
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Security will be “enhanced” at the secure mental unit where Sharon Wall was killed, with its boss admitting staff have “no idea” where killer Ryan Matthews got his murder weapon.
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An innovative new online tool has been launched by the Scottish Government to help people improve their mental wellbeing. Ginsberg is a free website which allows people to track their
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Women at risk of mental health problems should receive more support at every stage of pregnancy, healthcare professionals are to be told. Doctors, nurses, health visitors and midwives will be
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Lifestyle is responsible for about three quarters of brain ageing – but there are “simple and effective ways” to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of
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