This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/15/a-letter-to-my-dad-settle-into-care-home by Anonymous ‘When you confessed you were barricading yourself in your bedroom at night, we knew you couldn’t go on living alone’: the letter you always wanted to write Last Friday was one of the most profound days of my life. You remembered you were going to try out…
This article was taken from: https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/carers-week-2019-unpaid-carers-suffering-loneliness-epidemic/ By Katie Grant at I News Britain One in three unpaid carers is always or often lonely, compared with one in 20 of the general population Unpaid carers are seven times more likely to be lonely than people who are not responsible for looking after a loved one living with…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48457980 By BBC Health news Patients suffering severe symptoms when they come off antidepressants too quickly need more help and support, the Royal College of Psychiatrists says. Current guidance suggests that most people should be able to withdraw from the drugs over four weeks. But psychiatrists say some patients taking…
This article was taken from: https://rightsinfo.org/campaigner-calls-for-end-to-mental-health-units/ By Aaron Walawalkar News and Digital Editor A veteran disability campaigner is calling on the NHS to stop locking people with learning difficulties and autism in indefinite isolation units inside hospital wards akin to “Victorian age” institutions. Simone Aspis, from advocacy group Changing Perspectives, has called for the NHS…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/19/mental-health-nursing-numbers-6000-fall-nhs-england By Michael Savage Recruitment and training crisis ‘hits the most vulnerable in society’, says Royal College of Nursing The number of mental health nurses in England has slumped by more than a tenth over the past decade, new figures have revealed. This is despite commitments from both Theresa May and her…