Funding needed sooner not later: London mental health cuts
One of London’s largest mental health trusts, East London Foundation Trust, is attempting to cut spending by £29m – and … Read more
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Urgent review of mental health services requested by NHS England
An urgent review of services for people with severe mental health issues, such as psychosis and paranoid schizophrenia, has been … Read more
Mental health services breaking down under pressure
New research commissioned by the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network shows the cost of mental ill health for England was a staggering … Read more
Children’s emergency mental health referrals in England soar by 53%
NHS data shows that the number of children referred to emergency mental healthcare in England has soared by more than … Read more
Mental health declining, what’s the plan?
World Mental Health Day on October 10th took the theme of good mental health as a universal human right. In the … Read more
Waiting times for perinatal mental health care in England rise sharply
There is alarm among campaigners as new analysis shows a sharp increase in the time new or expectant mothers have … Read more
Greater Manchester mental health trust failure sign of wider neglect
The latest dire revelations of the state of mental health services provided by Greater Manchester mental health trust, which has … Read more
System admits 10-year diagnostic waits
HSJ reports that Herefordshire and Worcestershire integrated care board board papers show that adults across the area are facing ‘unacceptable’ … Read more
Cost-of-living crisis a recipe for health disparity
A near constant stream of reports about the negative impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the nation’s health – and … Read more
Mental health patients forced to travel hundreds of miles for treatment despite government pledge
The Observer reports that some mental health patients in England are still having to travel more than 300 miles for … Read more