Children needing specialist mental health treatment up by a third over three years
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Children needing specialist mental health treatment up by a third over three years

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/children-mental-health-treatment-specialist-nhs-services-nspcc-a8349816.html By Josh Gabbatiss Science Correspondent ‘Schools are increasingly referring children for specialist mental health treatment, often when the child is at crisis point’ The number of children referred by their schools for mental healthtreatment has spiked by a third in the past three years. Of those referred, nearly a third were denied treatment…

Record number of NHS operations cancelled at last minute
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Record number of NHS operations cancelled at last minute

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from; https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/10/record-number-of-nhs-operations-cancelled-at-last-minute By Haroon Siddique RCS blames increase on ‘extreme pressures’ and Labour says it is a ‘badge of shame’ for ministers The number of operations cancelled at the last minute by NHS hospitals in the first quarter of the year was the highest since records began in 1994, official figures show. There were 25,475…

NHS has one of lowest levels of doctors and nurses in western world

NHS has one of lowest levels of doctors and nurses in western world

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-has-one-of-lowest-levels-of-doctors-and-nurses-in-western-world# By National Health Executive The UK has fewer doctors and nurses per head than almost any developed country, new figures have revealed.# The King’s Fund analysed data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), comparing healthcare spending across 21 countries. According to the figures, the only country with fewer doctors…

Mental health plans ‘failing a generation’, say MPs
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Mental health plans ‘failing a generation’, say MPs

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-44041116 By Judith Burns Sally, now 20, believes her mental distress should have been spotted years before she received treatment that helped her. She says she became ill when she first started secondary school. Teachers noticed, describing her as “an odd child”, but in the end it was Sally herself who had…

NHS to make perinatal mental health available across England
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NHS to make perinatal mental health available across England

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/08/nhs-to-make-perinatal-mental-health-available-across-england By Kevin Rawlinson NHS England aims to make services for new and expectant mothers accessible within a year New and expectant mothers will be given access to mental health services during pregnancy and after childbirth across England within the next year, as health officials focus on providing more help to under-served…