Mentally ill ‘spend months on hidden waiting list’
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Mentally ill ‘spend months on hidden waiting list’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50658007 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Patients with mental illnesses are left languishing for months on “hidden” waiting lists by England’s NHS talking therapy service, the BBC can reveal. The service – called Improving Access to Psychological Therapies – provides therapy, such as counselling, to adults with conditions like depression,…

Call for mental health support for young offenders
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Call for mental health support for young offenders

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-50551676 By BBC Health News Mental health support must be made a priority for young offenders, according to Holyrood’s justice committee. The committee called for assessments to be made within the first days of each youngster’s move into secure care or a young offenders institution (YOI). Consistent, high-quality physical, educational…

Cancellations of NHS child mental health sessions jump 25%
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Cancellations of NHS child mental health sessions jump 25%

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/11/cancellations-of-nhs-child-mental-health-sessions-jump-25 By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Staff shortages and growing demand reported to be behind annual rise in England Growing numbers of troubled children are having appointments with NHS mental health services cancelled, the organisation’s data show. Figures obtained by the mental health charity Mind reveal that CAMHS (child and adolescent mental…

Health Mental health beds shortage ‘causing distress’
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Health Mental health beds shortage ‘causing distress’

Byangie vallejo

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…

Mental health hospital to hand out free e-cigarettes to those trying to quit smoking
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Mental health hospital to hand out free e-cigarettes to those trying to quit smoking

Byangie vallejo

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 –…