Mental Health

Local NHS trust to work with city council to provide new services for young people

17.09.18: Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH) are to deliver new mental health services for young people after a city council pledge. Leeds City Council has awarded the contract, meaning LCH will be delivering a Public Health Integrated Nursin...

Calls for law change as Mental Health Act detainees taking their lives at ‘appalling’ rates

14.08.18: Women and girls detained under the Mental Health Act are taking their lives at “appalling” rates, new figures have revealed. Data produced by the CQC in partnership with mental health charity Agenda found that women’s self...

Driving improvement in South West London mental health

08.08.18: David Bradley, chief executive of South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG), discusses the improvements and collaboration his trust has been involved with.  Effective partnership working – including...

Workforce wellbeing: not just another tickbox

01.08.18: Gillian Felton, head of people development, engagement and wellbeing at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network, on the process of appointing Wellbeing Warriors in order to boost workplace health. I&rsquo...

Charities accuse Hancock of ‘ignoring’ dementia

01.08.18: Leading dementia charities have written of their “deep concern” of new health secretary Matt Hancock’s lack of attention on dementia leading up to the announcement of the NHS’s 10-year plan. In a letter shared with N...

Mental health: a quiet revolution?

25.07.18: According to Mind, approximately one in four people experience a mental health problem in the UK each year. After attending a selection of mental health events at Confed18, NHE’s Daniel Broadley asks: why don’t we give mental health...

Paul Farmer: What next for mental health?

18.07.18: Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, was the independent chair of the NHS Mental Health Taskforce that produced the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health (FYFVMH) and is currently chair of the Oversight and Advisory Group which oversees the...

Nation’s youth suffering when transitioning from child to mental health services

11.07.18: Article by Callum Wood of the National Health Magazine A significant number of children are suffering when transitioning from child to adult mental health services, recent studies suggest. The report, published by the Healthcare Safety...

Cancer and mental health to become the focus of NHS funding

03.07.18: Thousands of new doctors need to be recruited to improve the NHS’ cancer and mental health care according to their chief executive, Simon Stevens. Vacancies for 100,000 doctors and nurses are available across the NHS and despite the &...

Mental health support for UK’s children in need of ‘major ramp-up’

29.06.18: Children in the UK’s mental health service are in need of “a major ramp-up” to cope with growing demand of issues faced by young people, NHS England’s top boss has said. Speaking to The House magazine yesterday, Simo...

Gaming addicts to be offered NHS treatment

19.06.18: Children with gaming disorder will now be able to get treatment on the NHS. The news comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognised the condition as a mental health disorder. Adding the disorder to WHO’s International Class...

NHSI boss wants ‘radical change of thinking’ about ageing population akin to MH approach

13.06.18: The chief executive of NHS Improvement (NHSI) has argued the industry needs to adopt a “radical change of thinking” in dealing with demand from an ageing population, similar to that of the approach to mental health. Speaking at...

Mental health trust rated best in south west London by the CQC

13.06.18: South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) has been rated as the best provider in the south west of London, receiving a ‘good’ rating across all five domains assessed. Highly positive feedback from...

Therapy should be offered to trauma sufferers to prevent PTSD, says NICE

12.06.18: People who have been through traumatic experiences should be offered therapy within one month to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a leading health institute has said. New guidelines from executive body NICE has said adults who...

Sexual assault survivors to receive lifetime of NHS support

05.06.18: Victims of sexual abuse will be able to receive a lifetime of mental health care, NHS England has announced. The plans come as part of a five year strategy to deliver a new package of sexual abuse and assault care across England, backed by a &p...