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…

Warning over psychiatrists amid mental health ‘crisis’

Warning over psychiatrists amid mental health ‘crisis’

ByMatthew Betteridge

The number of psychiatrists working in Scotland’s NHS has increased by just four in the past five years amid warnings of an “enormous gulf” developing in the treatment of physical and mental health. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said the number of consultant psychiatrists in Scotland has risen by less than 1 per cent since…

One in three sick notes are for mental health problems, ‘alarming’ report shows

One in three sick notes are for mental health problems, ‘alarming’ report shows

ByMatthew Betteridge

One in three “sick notes” handed out by GPs are now for mental health problems, amid soaring levels of anxiety across Britain, official figures show. The new data – from the first such investigation across the NHS – reveals that in total, more than 5 million people are being signed off work every year. Mental…

Mental health services are in crisis but we NHS bosses can change this

Mental health services are in crisis but we NHS bosses can change this

ByMatthew Betteridge

There has been a lot of talk about mental health and the need to combat stigma, but this has done little to improve the experience of people using services. That, at least, is the concern some have expressed. I want to offer another perspective. The need for bold, decisive action to improve the lot of…

EXCLUSIVE: Shortage of mental health nurses putting Yorkshire services in crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Shortage of mental health nurses putting Yorkshire services in crisis

ByMatthew Betteridge

A ‘national shortage’ of qualified mental health nurses risks pushing critical services into crisis, campaigners have warned today as The Yorkshire Post reveals the scale of cuts to the region’s NHS workforce. Figures obtained via freedom of information requests to the region’s mental health trusts, responsible for providing health and social care services, show there…