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New NHS waiting times for mental health conditions a step closer

People with “non urgent” mental health problems will receive help within four weeks for non-urgent treatment under new NHS plans. Patients who are in need of urgent support will be seen by crisis teams within a day under proposals to improve timely ...

22 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Warning over mental health services without new cash injection

More people will be shut out from mental health services if no new cash is invested in the next two years, a senior sector leader has warned. Mental Health Network chief executive Sean Duggan also warned that the cost-of-living crisis could lead ...

27 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Plans to cut police mental health callouts in next two years ‘simply dangerous’

Plans to sharply reduce the number of mental health callouts dealt with by police in England in the next two years are dangerous and could have catastrophic consequences, psychologists have warned. A government directive published on Wednesday ...

26 Jul 2023 at 14:45

Call to close ‘mortality gap’ for people with severe mental illness

More must be done to close the “mortality gap” for people with severe mental illness, leading doctors have warned. The warning came after it emerged that more than 26,000 adults with conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disease die ...

17 May 2023 at 00:01

Covid-19 inquiry chairwoman accused of ‘U-turn’ over mental health impact

The chairwoman of the Covid-19 inquiry has been accused of a “U-turn” over the probe’s examination of how the pandemic affected mental health. Charities including Mind and Rethink Mental Illness have joined forces with the Centre for ...

10 Apr 2024 at 00:01

NHS and social care system in ‘most perilous position in memory’

The NHS and social care system are in the “most perilous position in memory”, a group of leading charities has warned. The Richmond Group of Charities said the systems were reaching “crunch point” which could mean the NHS and social ...

15 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Ministers urged to end need for mental health hospitals for children by 2030

The Government must commit to eliminating the need for mental health hospitals for children by 2030, a charity has said. In a new report, Rethink Mental Illness said every child whose mental health deteriorates to the point of ...

20 Nov 2024 at 00:01

DWP should have legal duty to look after vulnerable benefits claimants, say MPs

A legal duty to look after vulnerable people who are claiming benefits must be introduced at the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP), a group of MPs has said. Ministers should introduce the statutory duty to prevent people ...

15 May 2025 at 00:01

Share of NHS spending on mental health to fall next year, says Streeting

The Government has been accused of “failing” patients with mental illness after it emerged the share of NHS spending on mental health is set to fall in the next financial year. Health leaders described the decision, made ...

27 Mar 2025 at 16:38

Organisations urge Prime Minister to tackle ‘root causes’ of poor mental health

A crisis in mental health is “putting the brakes” on the UK’s economic potential, a charity has warned. It comes as a coalition of organisations published an open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, urging him to ...

09 May 2025 at 00:01

Concern that NHS ‘not learning’ from mental health death reports

Safety investigations which occur after a person died during or shortly after care during a stay in a mental health facility are often seen as a “tick box exercise” and could be “compounding harm” for those affected, ...

30 Jan 2025 at 00:01

EastEnders praised for ‘responsible’ Phil Mitchell suicide attempt storyline

A mental health storyline on EastEnders that will see Phil Mitchell attempt to take his own life as his depression and psychosis symptoms spiral has been praised by the charity Samaritans for being a “safe and ...

21 Jan 2025 at 18:00

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