The King’s Fund has responded to the new NHS Providers report, The State of the NHS Provider Sector. Helen Gilburt, Fellow in Health Policy at The King’s Fund, said: ‘This report yet again raises concerns around...
Research by Turn2us shows that 18% experience mental health problems as a result of their financial situation. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek In a survey of 3,081 people seeking our help, 960 responded that they experienced mental health problems...
The challenge on Dementia 2020 contains over 50 commitments that together aspire to make England the best country in the world for dementia care and support, for people with dementia to live; and to conduct...
Lots of people think depression only affects adults. But children and teenagers can become depressed as well. According to figures from the Office of National Statistics, 10% of children in Great Britain aged between 5 and 16...
Kathryn Snowdon writing in The Huffington Post 31/12/2015 – Mental health is the largest area of concern within the NHS, with lengthy waiting times and a lack of understanding from GPs in need of the most improvement,...
Govconnect is a social enterprise dedicated to assisting the wide range of organisations challenged with delivering the NHS 5 year forward view strategy and all other associated healthcare policy. Dementia 2020 – 12th April 2016 –...
People with mental health problems and physical disabilities are sharing photos of themselves on social media and declaring that their struggles are a part of them, but don’t define them. Posting photos alongside the hashtags #disabodyposi and #mentalhealthposi,...
The BBC Health News reports that: More than half of parents in England have never spoken to their children about stress, anxiety or depression, a survey has suggested. A poll of more than 1,100 parents...
Introduction Mental health services in England have a history of transformation – replacing long-stay institutions with care in the community, diversifying services to focus support on people with specific needs, and extending access to evidence-based...
Utilising a pain relief drug and a drug used in addiction therapy, there’s a potential new treatment for depression Scientists hope it will get through clinical trials and regulatory bodies quickly, as both drugs are...
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