Norfolk and Suffolk NHS trust told ‘no mental health beds available
An NHS trust was told there were no mental health beds available across England, its medical director has said. Dr … Read more
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Eating disorder patients’ lives at risk due to long waits for NHS treatment
The lives of people seriously ill with eating disorders are being put at risk because they have to wait up … Read more
£8million cut from Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust budget since 2011
Almost £8 million has been cut from mental health services in Kent in the past four years. The figures can … Read more
Mental health trust funding down 8% from 2010 despite coalition’s drive for parity of esteem
Funding for NHS trusts to provide mental health services has fallen by more than 8% in real terms over the … Read more
Children’s mental health services ‘cut by £50m’
NHS spending on children’s mental health services in England has fallen by more than 6% in real terms since 2010, … Read more
Deaths linked to mental health beds crisis as cuts leave little slack in system
At least eight people have died in the past two years after problems accessing psychiatric beds for mental health patients … Read more
Thousands attempt suicide while on NHS waiting list for psychological help
Thousands of people have attempted suicide while on an NHS waiting list for psychological treatment, according to a comprehensive new … Read more
An urgent need: We Need to Talk’s manifesto for better talking therapies for all
Despite Government commitments to address unequal access to psychological therapies, evidence shows that current access rates and availability of psychological … Read more
Two-thirds of Britons with depression get no treatment
Less than a third of people with common mental health problems get any treatment at all – a situation the nation would … Read more
Mental health services cuts ‘affecting children’
Cuts in mental health services for children in England amount to a national crisis with tragic consequences, a charity has … Read more