Neil rejects calls to quit over mental health row
Scots Health Secretary Alex Neil fought off increased demands to quit or be sacked last night in a growing row about his role in controversial changes to mental health services
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Scots Health Secretary faces motion of no confidence
Scottish Health Secretary Alex Neil is facing joint opposition calls for his dismissal today in a rare motion of no confidence at Holyrood. The SNP minister is accused of misleading
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Article: Service user involvement in mental health services
An article examined the impacts of user involvement in mental health, drawing on a study of three National Health Service foundation trusts in the United Kingdom. It said that change
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Report: Mental health services for children and young people from BME communities
A report said more research was needed into the nature and prevalence of mental health problems among children and young people from black and minority-ethnic communities, in order to support
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Salmond defends Health Secretary in row on mental health provision
Scots First Minister Alex Salmond has come to the defence of Health Secretary, Alex Neil, claiming calls for his resignation were “ridiculous”. Labour leader Johann Lamont had called for Mr
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Scots universities secure £4.7m funding for depression study
A study into the causes of clinical depression is being given £4.7 million in the hope that new treatments can be developed. Over the next five years, researchers will look
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Report : Think Ahead – Meeting the workforce challenges in mental health social work
This report examines the challenges facing mental health social work, and offers a blueprint for a fast-track programme that could better recruit and train high-calibre graduates for the profession. The
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Mental health patients forced to travel miles for care
A lack of beds is forcing mental health patients in England to seek treatment in other NHS facilities up to hundreds of miles away, BBC research has found. The number
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Experts call for more research into suicidal behaviour
About 60% of people struggling with suicidal thoughts do not receive any help, according to research. In a new study, experts from Glasgow University and Harvard University in the US
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Welsh Gov launch funding programme for elderly with mental health needs
A scheme aimed at helping meet older people’s mental health needs is set to benefit from £500,000 funding under the Welsh Government’s £17.8m ‘Invest-to-save’ fund to transform public services in
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