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BBC on MSN.com · 7d

England's first mental health inquiry to resume

Evidence is due to resume in what is England's first public inquiry into mental health deaths. The Lampard Inquiry has been examining more than 2,000 deaths at NHS inpatient units in Essex between 2000 and 2023.
NHS England · 7h

NHS teams helping pupils manage stress ahead of exam season

Hundreds of thousands of pupils sitting exams this week have been helped to manage stress and anxiety by NHS teams in the classroom. Almost 600 hundred colleges and sixth form centres have NHS clinicians offering one-to-one support,
BBC on MSN.com · 4d

Mental health patient data covered up - families

Families of patients who died under the care of a mental health trust have criticised authorities of a "cover-up" at a landmark public inquiry. The Lampard Inquiry is looking into the deaths of more than 2,
Icon for www.redcross.org.ukBritish Red Cross · Feb 14, 2023

VCSE health and wellbeing alliance

Mental Health Team at NHS England and NHS Improvement. We carried out research to contribute to existing literature by exploring access to and experience of mental health support for refugees and people seeking asylum in England. People in these groups are ...
Icon for www.independent.co.ukThe Independent · 26d

Invest in childhood ‘or risk losing a generation to poor mental health’

said mental health is a “critical issue for babies, children and young people”. According to NHS data, about one in five children and young adults aged eight to 25 in England had a probable ...
Icon for www.nice.org.ukNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence · Aug 18, 2020

Maternity and mental health

Women can develop mental ill health for the first time during pregnancy, and pre-existing mental health conditions can get worse in the perinatal period. Perinatal mental health problems affect up to 20% of women with an estimated cost of almost £10,000 ...
Icon for www.lse.ac.uklse · Jul 13, 2022

Mental health policy

London: Public Health England. • Mental Health Task Force (2016) The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. NHS England. • Patel V, Saxena S, Lund C et al (2018) The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development. Lancet 392(1 ...
Icon for www.standard.co.ukLondon Evening Standard · 27d

NHS England job cuts down to ‘failure of the system’, Streeting says

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced NHS England, an arm’s-length body ... He told MPs: “Just because someone is suffering from mental ill health, it doesn’t mean that they should ...
Open Access Government · 6d

NHS to introduce ambient voice technology to speed up appointments

NHS clinicians will benefit from ambient voice technology that cuts admin time and makes appointments more efficient
Icon for www.stylist.co.ukStylist · Jul 13, 2021

The serious impact of NHS mental health bed cuts on the patients who need them

The number of NHS mental health beds has declined ... in 2020-21 there were only 17,610 consultant-led mental health beds in England, compared to 23,447 in 2010-11. Not only does this decrease ...
Icon for www.msn.comNews & Star on MSN.com · 5d

Urgent call for mental health ward to remain open as decision on future due today

THE board of an NHS Trust are being urged not to close a mental health facility - as a decision is due to be made on the controversial plans today.
freedommag · 10d

NHS Billions Fund Deadly Care in For-Profit Mental Health Hospitals

The NHS spent nearly $3 billion last year outsourcing psychiatric care to for-profit private hospitals like Priory—where patients are dying from abuse, neglect and chemical restraint.
Icon for www.standard.co.ukLondon Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025

London major trauma patients given pioneering mental health support in new NHS project

and St Mary’s Hospital - to provide dedicated mental health care to victims of car crashes, violent attacks and accidents. NHS officials said funding was secured after the success of a two-year ...
TaxiPoint · 23h

NHS Greater Manchester encourages taxi drivers to take 10-minute mental health training session to help save lives

Taxi and private hire drivers across Greater Manchester are being encouraged to complete a short online training course to help spot signs someone may be struggling with their mental health.The training is part of the Shining a Light on Suicide campaign,
News & Star on MSN.com · 4d

Inpatient mental health services to move from Whitehaven to Carlisle

Yewdale Ward at the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven was put at risk of closure after being deemed ‘no longer fit for purpose’ to deliver modern health care services by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust.
Icon for news.sky.comSky · 18d

Family of man who committed murder after escaping from mental health unit say they were 'failed' by NHS trust

the findings of which will be shared with NHS England. "We are unable to comment further on this case whilst the investigation is ongoing." Barry Thomas's family told Sky News mental health is a ...
Icon for www.msn.comThe Irish News on MSN.com · 11d

NHS staff fatigue factor in patient harm and deserves urgent attention – report

The report claims staff are fatigued for a variety of reasons, such as excessive workloads, long shifts, not enough rest time and inadequate breaks.
LGBTQ Nation on MSN.com · 5d

England’s NHS to test all trans kids for autism & ADHD per controversial Cass Review

New guidance developed in the wake of the controversial Cass Review will require England’s National Health Service (NHS) to conduct autism and ADHD diagnostic examinations on all trans and nonbinary children seeking gender-affirming care.
Blog Preston · 10d

Coroner writes to NHS England bosses after death of Preston man wrongly told ambulance was on its way

James Masheter A good Samaritan who called 999 after his suicidal friend self-harmed inadvertently left him to die after wrongly being told an ambulance was
Icon for www.thetfordandbrandontimes.co.ukthetfordandbrandontimes · 14d

Norfolk and Suffolk mental health campaigners slam minister

A DHSC spokesman said: "People have not been receiving the mental health care they deserve. "We have been assured by NHS England and the CQC that Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is making progress on its improvement plans. Baroness Merron has ...
Reuters on MSN.com · 3d

Surge in UK ill-health welfare not due to healthcare delays, study says

A surge in claims for sickness and disability benefits in Britain since the COVID-19 pandemic does not appear to be driven by increased delays for hospital treatment or mental health care, a study said on Friday.
SciTechDaily · 14d

This Mental Health Fix Is Free, Natural, and Probably in Your Backyard

In just 12 weeks, nature-based activities like gardening, care farming, and mindfulness in the fresh air significantly boosted the mental health of over 200 participants in England. These community-rooted programs,
Icon for www.englandhockey.co.ukEngland Hockey League · Mar 27, 2024

Mental Wellbeing

England Hockey has recently made a commitment to the Sport and Recreation Alliance ‘Mental Health in Sport Charter’ and have developed an action plan that looks at mental wellbeing across the whole sport. The campaign ‘Goal in Mind’ highlights the ...
Icon for www.stylist.co.ukStylist · Jun 23, 2022

ECT: thousands of women given electric shocks for mental health

Thousands of women in England are being given “dangerous ... “It took me 8 months to get adequate mental health support – don’t tell me the NHS isn’t facing a crisis” ECT is used ...
The Gazette & Herald · 6d

Luke Charters calls for review of mental health services by NHS trust

Luke Charters, the MP for York Outer, has met with the health secretary and called for a review of mental health services provided by an NHS
Icon for www.aol.comAOL · Mar 28, 2025

Share of NHS budget spent on mental health to fall

Mental health services’ share of the NHS budget is set to fall next year, prompting criticism from health leaders and charities. The Government has been accused of "failing" patients amid a ...
Icon for www.aol.comAOL · 22d

‘NHS mental health services failed my inspiring daughter – I don’t want other patients to suffer the same fate’

The wards were the two inpatient mental health units for working age adults under the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust until the Hartington Unit’s services transferred to the new ...
Women's Health on MSN.com · 9d

‘My friend’s death proves we need better maternal mental health support’

Women’s Health has always championed maternal mental health and will continue to do so across our platforms. I was feeding my four-month-old son when my phone lit up with the life-shattering message: ‘I don’t know how to say this and I can’t believe I’m writing this,
Icon for www.bbc.comBBC · 5d

NHS trust admits failures led to teenager's death

Elise Sebastian had physical health problems ... a senior paramedic for the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, was called after Elise was found unresponsive. He said he was met with ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Apr 13, 2024

What’s the best way to support a partner who struggles with their mental health?

Relationships are hard enough at times, but how do you cope when one of you is suffering from poor mental health? At any one time, a sixth of the population in England aged 16 to 64 have a mental ...
Practice Business · 14d

NEWS: £70m Framework to Improve Mental Health Services

With mental health challenges on the rise, the framework comes at a critical time. Research from leading charity Mind estimates that poor mental health costs the English economy around £300 billion a year. For children and young people, mental health services now account for over £1 billion of NHS spending annually.
Icon for pharmaphorum.compharmaphorum · Mar 22, 2025

NHS seeks digital solution for "treatment gap" in mental health

NHS England has launched a programme to investigate how data sharing and digital health technologies (DHT) could close an "historic treatment gap in mental health provision." It has launched a ...
Icon for pharmaphorum.compharmaphorum · 8d

Digitisation key to improving mental health services in England; report

Faced with a looming mental health crisis, the UK government has been urged to invest in the digitisation of service provision across the NHS in England in a new report from think tank Future Care ...
Icon for www.business-reporter.co.ukbusiness-reporter.co.uk · Jul 17, 2023

Tackling the mental health crisis: how the private sector can help improve NHS mental health services

shares his views on how the nationwide mental health crisis can be tackled through collaboration between the independent sector and the NHS, and how the sector has a responsibility to empower families to help their loved ones The nation is in the midst of ...
The National Elf Service · 6d

Most people receive support from community mental health services, but how safe are they?

Most people receive help in community settings but little is known about safety. This first of its kind study provides new evidence.
Icon for www.mirror.co.ukThe Mirror · 14d

NHS career chance offered to 50,000 youngsters who grew up in care

Duncan Burton, the Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England, said ... working across so many different wards, including mental health and she used to tell me all sorts of stories about her ...
Icon for www.express.co.ukDaily Express · Mar 26, 2025

My cancer journey has seen a student outperform NHS in one key area

We need your help to get the message through to the Government and the NHS about how vital this is. It all seems simple enough and a good way to monitor a patient’s mental health and get them ...
Icon for www.thesun.co.ukThe Sun · 11d

New men’s health strategy will urge blokes to ‘use NHS properly’ to slash rates of suicide, heart disease and cancer

THE NHS will be told how to help men live as long as women in England’s first ever men’s health strategy. Ministers are drawing up the document with the help of experts who have 12 weeks to ...
Icon for www.manchester.ac.ukUniversity of Manchester · Apr 21, 2016

Improvements in NHS mental health care in England may have helped to reduce suicide rates

In this study, the authors analysed the impact of 16 recommendations and service changes in all NHS mental health services across England on patient suicide rates between 1997 and 2012. They also looked at whether suicide deaths were related to the way ...
Icon for www.express.co.ukDaily Express · Apr 3, 2025

Audit finds 40% of NHS mental health patients languishing on waiting lists

The devastating reality of appalling NHS mental health services is laid bare in a shocking report showing people are waiting too long and not able to access care they need when they need it.