According to a recent study which set out to investigate bad attitudes towards those with poor mental health, young people in the UK stand a high chance of being verbally abused when they are in distress. The study involved questioning 2,629 individuals between the ages of nine and 25 about verbal abuse. The researchers found read more »

After the NHS were asked to find £200bn worth of efficiency savings by 2014, a recent report has found that over £500m could be saved if mental health services in England were run more efficiently. The report, which was jointly conducted by both The Kings Fund and Centre for Mental Health suggested that redesigning some read more »

The end of British Summer Time was marked yesterday with the turning back of the clocks and though most were thankful for an extra hour in bed, the prospect of now waking up in the dark and going home in the dark is daunting and depressing for most. As it stands an increase in the read more »

According to a report from the charity Beatbullying, 70 per cent of children feel unsafe at school with as many as 17 per cent of under 14 year olds considering carrying a weapon to feel safe. Chief executive of beat bullying, Emma-Jane Cross, said:“For such a large number of our children and young people to read more »

With reforms in the public health strategy soon to be announced, experts from the Royal College of Psychiatrists have warned that glazing over mental health in the new plans could cost the government millions of pounds in the future. President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor Dinesh Bhugra has said: ”Historically, government public health read more »

A recent report which has been released by Mind as part of the We Need To Talk coalition has put pressure on the Government to ensure psychological therapies are available across the country to people who need them. The report found that though the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) scheme has had a huge read more »

Six Healthy Minds projects across Northern Ireland have been awarded grants totalling £51,840. Two of the services in line to receive a grant include a counselling service for men based in Londonderry and a series of workshops for women in the North Down and Ards area. The Men’s Action Network (Man) will use their grant read more »

In a bid to tackle the huge problem of mental health disorders in returning servicemen and women, a 24-hour helpline and additional dedicated nurses are to be introduced, reports the Daily Mail. Serving Royal Navy reserve and Conservative MP Andrew Murrison recently conducted a report looking into the mental health of Iraq veterans. The report read more »

Benefits from recent NHS adjustments intended to ensure priority treatment for servicemen and women are not being seen as nearly half of GPs were unaware of the changes, reports BBC News. In light of this new evidence it is likely that GPs will be issued with new guidelines, helping them to identify veterans in their 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 »