Child mental health services ‘not fit for purpose’, says top psychiatrist
Full story in Pulse, 24 September 2018 Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) services across England are so overstretched … Read more
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Health visitors struggling with ‘dangerously high’ caseloads
Full story in The Guardian, 23 September 2018 Health visitors are struggling to care for families properly because they have … Read more
Fears of future strain on NHS as councils slash health programmes
Full story in The Guardian, 8 July 2018 Hospitals will bear the brunt of “incredibly shortsighted” cuts to public health … Read more
Mental health services for the young is NHS’s ‘silent catastrophe’
Failings in treatment of children and young people with mental health problems is a “silent catastrophe” within the NHS and … Read more
Children in pain waiting half a year for dental operations up 50%, Labour warns
Full story in The Independent, 16 June 2018 Dentistry experts have warned of a “troubling” increase in children being made … Read more
NHS shake-up which ‘privatised’ health services was damaging, minister admits
Full story in The Independent, 23 May 2018 The NHS shake-up which led to greater “privatisation” damaged attempts to improve … Read more
Parents worried as specialist Northampton respite care centre faces uncertain future
Full story at Northampton Chronicle and Echo, 9 April 2018 The parents who use a specialist Northampton respite care centre … Read more
“Unacceptable” waiting times for children with mental health issues in Newcastle and Gateshead
Full story at ChronicleLive 23 April 2018 Waiting times for children’s mental health services are ‘unacceptable’ councillors have said, as … Read more
Postcode lottery lets down mum in Wiltshire
Full story at Gazette and Herald 29 March 2018 A MARLBOROUGH mum feels she is a victim of a postcode … Read more
Children treated across UK as there are no Derbyshire mental health beds for children
Full Story in Derbyshire Telegraph 18 March 2018 Children in Derbyshire who need an NHS mental health bed are being … Read more