It is a “scandal” that patients with mental health problems have no standardised maximum waiting times for treatment, experts have said. While people with most physical problems can expect to
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Children’s mental health services urgently need a complete overhaul if young people are to receive better support and care, council leaders have warned. The Local Government Association, which represents over
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A self-management project aims to support people with mental health problems work towards positive employment outcomes. Community Renewal has launced the new Employability Case Management service in Glasgow in partnership
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Mental health patients are at the highest risk of committing suicide in the first two weeks after leaving hospital, latest figures have shown. Data from the report entitled: National Confidential
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Health officials have said they need to take “urgent action” to improve children’s access to mental health services. Recently concerns have been raised about the services available across England. Leading
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Information aimed at children and young people up to the age of 18 who are experiencing emotional or mental health problems is now only a click away. Health Minister Edwin
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Throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s, as well as doing my day job, I also worked one or two shifts a week on the out-of-hours standby duty team. This team, consisting
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Cuts to mental health services for children have led to a national “crisis” in services across England, a charity has warned. Children and young people’s mental health charity YoungMinds said
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Five public meetings have been organised across Northern Ireland to help raise awareness of the proposed Mental Capacity Bill and get feedback from local people. The Bill covers decisions about
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Psychiatric patients accounted for 12% of convictions for unlawful killing in England and Wales between 2003 and 2005, a study has found. People with mental health problems were also two
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