Somerset Mental Health Support Service Collaborates with Peer Support Group
A mental health support service based in Somerset has collaborated with a peer support group in Chard to offer wellbeing workshops and life skills courses…
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Mental Health
Care Group Launches Dementia Awareness Campaign Ahead of Mother’s Day
A Surrey care group has launched a dementia awareness campaign ahead of Mother’s Day, as it looks to shine a light on the condition –…
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The Association Launches Campaign Calling on Action to Support Mental Health Charities
Association of Mental Health Providers warns of ‘the perfect storm’ as research reveals a 50 per cent rise in people presenting with increasing needs 9…
Read more...NHS Confederation Responds to the NAO Report on Mental Health Services
Responding to the new National Audit Office (NAO) report on the progress in improving mental health services, Sean Duggan chief executive of the mental health…
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Care Provider Rolls Out ‘Life Skills Toolkit’ to Enhance Service Users’ Wellbeing and Self Esteem
Specialist care provider, Exemplar Health Care, supports adults living with complex and high acuity needs, with over 35 care homes across Yorkshire, the Midlands, North…
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Singing ”Delilah” Triggers the ‘Tom Jones Effect’ in People Living with Dementia
People living with dementia in Wales noticeably benefit from singing Tom Jones’ 1968 hit Delilah, says a music therapists and dementia care specialist. Swansea-based music…
Read more...NHS Confederation Responds to DHSC Announcement on Urgent and Emergency Mental Health Services
Responding to the Department for Health and Social Care’s announcement on how £150 million of funding will be spent on urgent and emergency mental health…
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Government Urged to Strengthen Draft Mental Health Bill
The Government’s draft Mental Health Bill must be strengthened to address rising numbers detained under current legislation and tackle unacceptable and inexcusable failures on racial…
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NHS Mental Health Services are Under Unsustainable Pressure Health Service Leaders Warn
NHS mental health services are being left to fail, with patients and service users routinely struggling to access both urgent and routine care, mental health…
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Mind Responds to Annual Detentions Under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act
New data published today by the Home Office has revealed an 8% increase in people detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act, with…
Read more...Nearly Half a Million Vulnerable and Elderly People Have no Social Contact apart from Care Worker
Nearly half (49%) of care workers report they have had at least one patient whose only regular social contact is them according to a shocking…
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Yeovil Mental Health Support Service Becomes a CQC Provider
A mental health support service based in Somerset has become a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered provider, meaning it can now offer a wider scope…
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Decrease in Detentions Under Mental Health Act from 2020-21 to 2021-22
The number of detentions under the Mental Health Act in England decreased by 5.7 per cent from 2020-21 to 2021-22, a new report by NHS…
Read more...Mental Health Crisis Spiralling Out of Control as Demand Outweighs Capacity, Warns BMA
Mental health patients across the country are being failed by the Government as the BMA warns that the latest NHS mental health statistics1 for England…
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Majority of Managers Feel Ill-Equipped to Talk About Money Worries
The majority of managers within UK businesses do not feel well equipped or comfortable in helping their staff through the cost-of-living crisis, according to new…
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