Human rights concerns have been raised after new figures showed a rise in the use of compulsory powers under the Mental Health Act. Mental Welfare Commission data shows there were
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Social media and the pursuit of “perfection” could be fuelling a rise in anxiety and depression among young women, experts warn. A new report from NHS Digital found a jump
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Jeremy Hunt must set out how he intends to stop hospitals discharging patients in the middle of the night unless they specifically want to go home, MPs have said. The
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People with mental health problems and other “invisible” illnesses worry about telling those around them about their conditions, a survey has found. Research published for Invisible Illness Week found that
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Prison officers who watched as a mentally ill prisoner blinded himself were not sufficiently trained to deal with such a severe case, the Justice Minister has told the Northern Ireland
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Scotland’s Social Security Secretary has called for “radical” reform of the personal independence payment (PIP) system across the UK. Angela Constance highlighted figures showing almost two-thirds (65%) of disabled people
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Some healthcare workers are failing to take young victims of trafficking seriously, a study has found. Young victims of trafficking are facing “many barriers” which prevent them from accessing adequate
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Elderly people are bearing the brunt of cuts to social care, according to a new report, which also warned that increasing numbers of care homes would go bust. The study,
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Autistic people are vulnerable to sliding into cyber crime and potentially being targeted by organised gangs, experts have said. The warning comes as the National Crime Agency – Britain’s version
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Northern Ireland Health Minister, Michelle O’Neill, has launched a consultation on Protect Life 2 – a strategy for suicide prevention in the north of Ireland. The consultation was launched to
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