A new Office for Health Promotion will be formed to tackle obesity and poor mental health, as lockdown restrictions are eased and the nation recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Prime
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New housing developments and public transport routes should be “loneliness proofed” and more public toilets and benches introduced to help people reconnect as coronavirus restrictions ease, according to a report.
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More than £3 million has been given to help around 2,000 young disabled people in Scotland maintain employment during the pandemic. The Transition Fund, administered by Independent Living Fund (ILF)
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Mental health triage cars will be launched next month to offer better support response to people in distress after successful pilots in Glasgow and Inverness. The new initiative is a
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People with a severe mental illness are more likely to die following a heart attack than those without a psychiatric diagnosis, new research has suggested. Experts at the University of
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It’s not surprising to learn that people who experience maltreatment in childhood – such as abuse or neglect – are more likely to report poorer physical and mental health. This
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One in five health and care workers suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the pandemic struck last year, a new study suggests. Almost three in five health and social care
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Just under a million people in the UK have experienced an unexpected bereavement over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, new analysis suggests. The Covid-19 outbreak has led to deaths
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A healthcare charity has been fined £40,000 over the death of a mentally ill teenager. Sophie Bennett, 19, was found hanged in a bathroom in Lancaster Lodge, a residential care
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Nearly two-thirds of disabled people are experiencing chronic loneliness during lockdown, a new study has found. The number is even higher among young disabled people – 70%, according to research
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