The postcode lottery of new mothers’ mental health services
With one in 10 women developing a mental illness during or after pregnancy, including postpartum psychosis, not all are lucky … Read more
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‘High’ risk to patients due to regional bed shortage, CQC warns
The risk of a patient taking their life is “high” in West Midlands’ mental health trusts due to a shortage … Read more
A week after Theresa May’s speech on mental health, a women’s psychiatric ward is closing due to cuts
Despite overwhelming opposition expressed during a two-month public consultation, Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) decided on Tuesday to decommission the … Read more
On mental health, the Tories need to put their money where their mouths are – Alastair Campbell
hat is it about the mental health debate that makes me go all Malcolm Tucker, effing and blinding at the … Read more
Private beds bought to cope with lack of mental health beds in Devon
Attempts to cope with a lack of mental health hospital beds in Devon, which include purchasing private beds, has been … Read more
Doing justice to mental health in STPs
Claire Murdoch, the national director for mental health in England, recently argued that some sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) are … Read more
Budget cuts hitting mental health patients, says UNISON survey
Mental health patients are facing bed shortages, longer waits for treatment and reduced support because of budget cutbacks, according to … Read more
Mental health workforce feels ‘excluded and devalued’
The mental health workforce often feels “excluded and devalued”, according to a new report calling for fundamental changes in the … Read more
Revealed: The CCGs cutting mental health budgets
More than a fifth of commissioners are failing to raise mental health spending by as much as directed by NHS … Read more
Trust admits neglect after patient died when unsupervised HCA administered drug
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has accepted that it was at fault following the death of a … Read more