Jeremy Hunt inflates the number of mental health workers recruited in Commons...
Jeremy Hunt has admitted making false claims in the House of Commons today. Speaking on World Mental Health Day, he inflated the increase of mental health workers in the NHS by 43 times. The Health...
View ArticleYoung people still facing problems accessing mental health support from the NHS
Too many children and young people face difficulties in accessing appropriate support for their mental health concerns from a system that is fragmented and where services vary in quality. That’s the...
View ArticleFunding gap widens between mental and physical health despite parity of...
The gap between spending on NHS acute hospitals and NHS mental health providers widened further last year, according to a new report from The King’s Fund. The report shows that 84% of mental health...
View ArticleCQC says sexual incidents “commonplace” in under-resourced NHS mental health...
Sexual incidents including harassment, assaults and rapes are “commonplace” in mental health units. That’s the conclusion of a CQC report that found a total of 1,120 sexual incidents – 65 a week –...
View ArticleSignificant rise in mental health issues among young people, research reveals
The proportion of children and young people saying they have a mental health condition has grown six fold in England, research reveals. In 1995, just 0.8% of 4-24 year olds in England reported a...
View ArticleMental Health funding squeeze has lengthened waiting times, say NHS finance...
Eight out of ten NHS trust finance directors say that funding pressures have led to longer waiting times for people who need mental health treatment, according to a report. The King’s Fund’s latest...
View ArticleLong hidden waits are leaving “mental health patients in limbo”
Patients with mental health problems are being left in limbo on “hidden” waiting lists by England’s NHS talking therapy service, the BBC can reveal. The service – called Improving Access to...
View ArticleGovernment must tackle ‘shocking rate’ of burnout among doctors, says BMA
A new study reveals almost a third of doctors could be suffering burnout or stress. These findings are alarming and strongly reinforce precisely what the BMA has been saying for a long time. Years of...
View ArticleICU staff suffering high rates of mental ill health, study shows
Intensive Care staff are suffering high rates of mental ill health due to the pandemic, research finds. Nearly half of the respondents reported symptoms of probable PTSD, severe depression or a severe...
View ArticleNHS doctors seek mental health support during the Covid-19 pandemic
A fifth of medics say they’ve sought informal mental health support during the pandemic, while a tenth say they’ve sought formal mental health support from either their employer, GP or external...
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