Mental health patients being taught magic tricks to boost self-esteem

Mental health patients being taught magic tricks to boost self-esteem

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/01/mental-health-patients-taught-magic-tricks-boost-self-esteem/ By:Laura Donnelly Magic tricks are being used to help patients suffering from mental health issues Mental health patients are being taught wizardry after nurses said learning magic tricks can boost the self-esteem. The NHS is advertising for “volunteer magicians” to expand the Magic Therapy Project scheme across wards in the…

NHS privatisation exposed: Scale of treatment for paying patients at NHS hospitals revealed

NHS privatisation exposed: Scale of treatment for paying patients at NHS hospitals revealed

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nhs-privatisation-health-service-exposed-private-cancer-patients-hospitals-treatment-work-government-a7974096.html By:Ian Johnston Exclusive: Think tank Public Matters says the lives of people who cannot afford to pay ‘may be at risk’ as NHS facilities are used to treat private patients An investigation by The Independent has exposed the extent of creeping NHS privatisation, leaving experts warning that state patients risk being sidelined as beds…