Psychiatry professor Alistair Burns has taken on the huge task of overseeing how dementia is dealt with in England, reports BBC News
His job will involve continuing leadership of the dementia strategy launched last year by health secretary Alan Johnson. Alongside this his job will also be to promote better care of people with dementia read more »

Scottish government have revealed staggering figures showing that children who self-harm have been admitted to hospital more than 7,000 times in the past decade, reported BBC News.
Public Health Minister Shona Robinson has promised an extra £5.5m worth of investment for mental health services. She has said that this will lead to a 15-20% increase read more »

If any if you caught GMTV yesterday morning you probably would have been witness to the staggering results of their latest survey to see how depression affects us Brits.
The results of their 2010 survey showed that three out of four viewers say that they have suffered with depression at some point. It also revealed read more »

Over weight patients may have to be prescribed larger doses of antibiotic, reports BBC News.
Larger adults may not be receiving a big enough dose to clear infection and there is a risk that resistance will develop to the ‘one size fits all’ dose.
Around one in four adults in England are classified as obese, read more »

A recent study has revealed that adults in Scotland are consuming the equivalent of a staggering 46 bottles of vodka in a year reports BBC News.
The 50.5 million litres of pure alcohol sold in Scotland last year was enough for every drinker over the age of 18 to exceed the weekly consumption guidelines. With read more »

We already know that loneliness is a huge problem which is sweeping across Britain but recent studies suggest the problem is worse than initially thought and particularity rife among those over the age of 65, reported The Times.
According research conducted by Age Concern more than one in ten over 65’s admitted too always or read more »

Mindful Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a NICE approved treatment based on meditation techniques. Research has shown that this kind of treatment is capable of cutting recurrent depression by half, but with as little as 1 in 5 GPs having access to this kind of medical care despite 72% of them believing it would benefit read more »

A recent report featured on the Mental Health Foundation website exposes the lack of support that middle aged people receive with regards to Mental Health Care in Scotland.
The Liberal Democrats recently declared that they believe middle-aged people with mental health problems appear to be missing out on vital support and that it is the read more »

A recent survey commissioned by the Prince’s Trust has revealed that being out of work could result in “permanent psychological scars” for Britain’s youngsters reports BBC News.
A poll of more than 2,000 16 to 25 year olds showed that one in 10 of those who had been unemployed had turned to drugs or alcohol read more »

In a bid to tackle their huge underage and binge drinking problem, all of Scotland’s 17 public health chiefs have called on politicians to back a minimum price for alcohol, reports BBC News.
All 17 directors of health have signed a letter which calls on the Scottish government to raise the minimum price of alcohol read more »