New ‘dementia atlas’ reveals disparity in care across England
People with dementia are being let down by local services across the country, according to new government data that critics … Read more
mental health
Nine in 10 GP practice staff find work life stressful, poll finds
Almost nine in 10 GPs and other practice staff find their work life stressful, according to a survey that raises … Read more
Deficits in the NHS 2016: A King’s Fund Report
Unaudited figures indicate that NHS commissioners (clinical commissioning groups and NHS England) and providers in aggregate ended 2015/16 in deficit … Read more
LGA urges councils and NHS to provide more help for children’s mental health
Councils and the NHS have been urged to do more to reduce mental health problems among pregnant women, new mothers … Read more
A national disgrace: NHS fails to treat child mental health
A whole generation of children is being failed by mental health services, say GPs who struggle to access specialist help … Read more
NHS child mental health services are failing the next generation, say GPs
Up to four in five children with mental health problems are being denied access to treatment they urgently need in … Read more
Two-thirds of GP referrals for child mental health lead to no treatment
An increasing number of vulnerable children are being refused vital mental health treatment that is recommended by their GP, finds … Read more
NHS child mental health services are failing the next generation, say GPs
Up to four in five children with mental health problems are being denied access to treatment they urgently need in … Read more
‘This isn’t acceptable’: outcry at state of NHS mental health care funding
A cross-party inquiry by MPs into the funding of mental health services has received more than 95,000 personal submissions in … Read more
Lightning Review: Access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services May 2016
This report by The Children’s Commissioner came to the following conclusions: — Access to CAMHS is a post code lottery: … Read more