Category: Mental Health
Ombudsman report highlights NHS service failures and poor complaints handling
Too many people who complain to the NHS are not getting the answers they deserve when things go wrong, a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report has shown. The report outlines...
“Significant risks†to implementation of mental health services access programme, says NAO report
A National Audit Office report published today has shown that The Department of Health (DH) and NHS England are beginning to work on improving access to mental health services across the UK,...Physiotherapy patient makes a stand after losing ability to walk
A man who thought he would never walk again has been given hope after months of intensive specialist physiotherapy treatment at Bramley Health’s Croham Place facility. 65 year-old...
Mental health crisis care concordat summit meets today
Today, representatives from the health and care sector, the police, the charity and voluntary sector, and government are meeting at the Oval in Vauxhall, South London to discuss, debate and...
CQC Survey Reveals ‘No Notable Improvement’ in People’s Out-Of-Hospital Mental Health Care
A Care Quality Commission survey of over 13,000 people who were treated and cared for in the community for their mental health problems has shown ‘no notable improvement’ in the last...
Withdrawing Alzheimer’s drug early doubles risk of moving to nursing home, says UCL
Research conducted at University College London (UCL) has revealed that withdrawing a commonly prescribed Alzheimer’s disease drug from people in the advanced stages of the disease doubles...
One in four workers off work with poor mental health, Usdaw says
An Usdaw survey has shown that one in four workers have taken time off work because of their poor mental state. The survey forms part of the Union’s ‘Is worry tying you up in...
Glen Care opens specialist residential service for men
Glen Care is opening a new Residential Care Service with Nursing for men with learning disabilities, complex needs and impulsive behaviour at the Langford Centre in Bexhill-on-Sea. Highwoods is a...
Glen Care invests in new women's service
Glen Care is investing in a new Women’s Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs Service at its Langford Centre site in Bexhill on Sea. The new service is designed to offer a care pathway...
Health leaders call for better support for social care services
For the NHS to have a successful and sustainable future, the government must be open and honest with the public about the need for service change and address the funding issues in social care. That...
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