Patients with serious mental health issues leading them to self-harm or attempt suicide are being left to wait as long as two years for specialist support because of an NHS “blind spot” on waiting times, an investigation has found. The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that thousands of patients are waiting more than six…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/16/mental-health-still-losing-out-in-nhs-funding-report-finds By Denis Campbell Health policy editor King’s Fund says physical health services are still getting bigger budgets, five years after ministers promised ‘parity of esteem’ Mental health care providers continue to receive far smaller budget increases than hospitals, five years after ministers pledged to create “parity of esteem” between NHS mental and…
This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/record-high-prisoner-self-harm-mental-health-prisons-public-accounts-committee-ministry-justice-a8106766.html By: May Bulman Social Affairs Correspondent Record high levels of self-harm in prisons are a “damning indictment” of the current state of the mental health provision in jails across England and Wales, MPs have warned. A report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) reveals that long-standing understaffing and increased prevalence of drugs…
This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/young-offenders-mental-health-crisis-prisons-children-custody-deprived-psychology-services-epidemic-a8098286.html By: May Bulman Social Affairs Correspondent Exclusive: Children in custody left with urgent needs unmet due to reduced services in secure training centres — with one child left waiting more than seven months for mental health intervention Children in custody are facing a “significant shortfall” in mental health provision, with some given no access to psychology…
This artcle was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/world-mental-health-day-wellbeing-modern-life-technology-anxiety-depression-illness-stress-a7990296.html By:RICHARD CARLTON-CRABTREE The NHS is improving how it treats mental health, but simply isn’t equipped to cope with the scale of the crisis in the UK. Is modern life incompatible with mental wellbeing, asks Richard Carlton-Crabtree Today is World Mental Health Day, and this year is a landmark anniversary. First…