Coroner criticises failures in mental health care of Royal Marine recruit
The loss of a piece of equipment by a Royal Marine recruit led him to take his own life on a railway line, a coroner has concluded, as he criticised
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Tag: Mental Health
Mother who killed her children in frenzied knife attacks handed indefinite hospital order
A mother who killed her children, aged seven and 11, in knife attacks described by a judge as “almost too horrific to comprehend” has been handed an indefinite hospital order.
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Trans person took life outside hospital after ‘screaming for help’ – inquest
A 29-year-old trans person who felt “dismissed, ignored and lied to” by mental health workers took their own life outside a hospital despite “screaming very loudly for help to stay
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Mother killed baby after leaving Christmas party at mental health unit – court
A “gentle and caring” mother killed her baby while taking her for a walk in a pram after they left a mental health unit where she had been treated, a
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Record number of people in England and Wales took out debt relief orders in May
A record number of people in England and Wales took out debt relief orders (DROs) in May, according to Insolvency Service figures. The number of DROs reached a new record
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Workers in social care sector ‘dealing with crushing workloads and violence’
Workers in the social care sector are dealing with crushing workloads, violence and “terrible terms and conditions”, according to a report. The GMB union said there was now a mental
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All new government policies should undergo mental health test, charity says
The potential mental health impacts of all new government policies should be assessed before they are put in place, a new report has urged. The Centre for Mental Health charity
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Met Police report increased robbery response after nixing mental health callouts
The Metropolitan Police has reported an increase in responses to urgent robbery calls six months into its Right Care, Right Person scheme. The initiative, a partnership with the NHS, introduced
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Government refuses to say which conditions no longer qualify for benefits under reforms
The Work and Pensions Secretary has refused to set out which health conditions will no longer result in access to sickness benefits, as part of the Government’s major welfare reforms.
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Essex mental health inquiry invites applications from core participants
The chairwoman of the public inquiry examining the deaths of almost 2,000 mental health patients in Essex is inviting applications from core participants. The inquiry will investigate the deaths of
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