Pupils at Wimbledon High School achieve some of the highest grades in the UK- but now they are being taught how to fail. ‘Failure week’ is about teaching young women that failing is an acceptable, normal and healthy part of life. They will learn how to cope with failure through a series of assemblies, workshops read more »

A women from Surrey has won over £6m in damages against her plastic surgeon who carried out what the victim described as ”experimental surgery” on her face in 2003. Successful businesswoman Penny Johnson suffered serious nerve damage in a facelift operation which led to physical and psychological consequences as well as playing a part in read more »

New guidelines have recommended that women requesting a caesarean due to natural birth fear should be offered psychiatric counselling. A fear of natural births among women who are expecting now means that there are twice as many caesareans than there were 30 years ago. Numerous leading health professionals have expressed concern over the fact that read more »

A recent study has revealed that social networking sites can make us feel anxious, so why do we keep going back for more? The study in question asked 200 school children a variety of questions about Facebook and found that 12 per cent of respondents felt anxious about it. When questioned further it was revealed read more »

Discrimination and stigma in the workplace can prevent employees with depression from seeking help and can end up costing the economy billions, reports the Independent. According to a recent survey conducted by mental health charity Mind, a huge number of workers feel that they are unable to discuss their mental health concerns with colleagues or read more »

Mental health charity Mind has reported that the prospect of benefits reassessment is causing distress among many individuals with mental health problems who are claiming Incapacity Benefit (IB). By spring 2014 1.6 million people will have faced a Work Capability Assessment (WCA), the aim of which is to establish whether individuals are eligible for Employment read more »

Now we all know what Christmas is supposed to be like, a picture postcard scene with the family gathered around the tree exchanging gifts and laughter, but unfortunately many of us will be facing a festive season which is far less glossy. Debt, in-laws you can’t get along with, stepchildren that make life difficult and read more »

A U.S study has found that online bullying is just as harmful, if not more so than physical beatings or name calling. Researchers from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development have analysed data from an international 2005/2006 study which involved 4,500 pre teens and teenagers. The participants were asked about feelings of read more »

According to experts women of today are weighing themselves down with so much guilt it eclipses almost every other emotion, even overtaking ‘stressed’ as the response to ‘how are you?’. Forgot to phone your elderly parents this week? Late to pick up your children from school? Missed your sisters birthday? An increasing number of women read more »

An audit recently conducted by the Royal College of Physicians looking into care and services for those with incontinence issues has found that many in the UK are suffering as a result of poor quality care. The audit examined cases of over 18,000 people with incontinence and concluded that many services often did not meet read more »