This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50307655 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent More mental health hospital beds are needed in England to end the “distressing” sending of patients far from home, analysis suggests. Patients with conditions such as schizophrenia can be sent to hospitals miles away from their home if their nearby units do not have…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/17/mental-health-hospital-hand-free-e-cigarettes-trying-quit-smoking/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor One of the UK’s largest mental health hospitals is to hand out free e-cigarettes to those trying to quit smoking, in a deal with a vaping retailer. The trust said it would help patients “transform” their health. But critics last night said the deal –…
This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/care-for-mental-health-patients-has-deteriorated-in-england-regulators-say-11835911 By Rachel Lucas, specialist producer Some 10% of inpatient services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism were rated as inadequate by inspectors. The quality of care provided at inpatient units across England for those with mental health, learning disability and autism has deteriorated in the last year, regulators…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/13/the-link-between-stress-and-depression-and-the-10-simple-words-that-could-help By Dean Burnett Guardian news Neurological insights into how the brain processes stress, and how it can develop into depression, have led to new interventions It’s a damp, midweek afternoon. Even so, Cardiff’s walk-in stress management course has pulled in more than 50 people. There are teenagers, white-haired older…
This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-state-of-the-nation-report-marks-world-mental-health-day By Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, and The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP More than 4 in 5 children and young people report being happy with their lives, as landmark new report on children’s wellbeing is published Young females were more…