Almost a quarter of patients with bipolar disorder in Scotland are being prescribed medication that could make symptoms worse, according to new research. The University of Glasgow-led study found that
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Four out of 10 NHS workers have felt unwell due to work-related stress in the last year – the worst level for five years, official data shows. Almost one in
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The Welsh Government will target new mental health investment in initiatives to prevent and reduce suicide rates in Wales, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. Mental health is one of
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Doctors in England will no longer charge patients with mental health problems for paperwork they need to get debt support. Money saving expert Martin Lewis, who launched a campaign against
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Families are being “devastated” by a “void” in care provided for people who develop dementia under the age of 65, according to a leading nurse. Fiona Chaabane has been appointed
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NHS staff will be offered 24-hour mental health support if they suffer a stressful incident at work, the Health and Social Care Secretary will say. Matt Hancock is to unveil
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More than 100 mental health staff have been hired across Scotland’s public sector since the start of the year. The additional mental health workers in A&Es, GP practices, police station
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People with schizophrenia are being let down by health services, a charity has claimed. There is a lack of focus on the severe mental health condition and “little has changed”
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Up to 60,000 UK cases of adult depression could potentially be avoided if teenagers did not smoke cannabis, new research suggests. Smoking the drug before the age of 18 is
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A man arrested after a severe fire ripped through a mental health unit has been freed after questioning. Staffordshire Police said the 43-year-old, who was held on suspicion of arson,
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