Third of NHS children's mental health services 'face cuts or closure'
7 years, 9 months ago

Third of NHS children's mental health services 'face cuts or closure'

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Research carried out by four major medical organisations highlighted the “extremely concerning” state of mental health services for children and young people. “We need to ensure that these services are well supported in order to provide the best treatment in a timely manner.” Stephen Fry opens up about his battle with mental health Martin Pollecoff, chair of UKCP, added: “Children’s mental health services on the NHS are in crisis. Without a cash injection now, the impact on the nation’s mental health could be felt for decades to come.” Between 2010 and 2015, NHS spending on children’s mental health services fell by nearly £50m, or more than six per cent in real terms, according to official figures. An extra £25m was also allocated to NHS organisations to improve mental health services for children and young people in September.

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UK’s Mental Health Crisis Drives 500,000 Onto Benefits, IFS Says
2 weeks, 3 days ago

UK’s Mental Health Crisis Drives 500,000 Onto Benefits, IFS Says

Live Mint  

-- Half a million more people in England and Wales are claiming disability benefits for mental-health problems than before the pandemic, according to research that may add to concerns over government plans to squeeze welfare spending. The analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies pointed to a surge in “deaths of despair,” rising numbers of people accessing mental health services …

Revealed: NHS spent more than £2bn on private mental health hospitals last year
3 months, 1 week ago

Revealed: NHS spent more than £2bn on private mental health hospitals last year

The Independent  

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Labour’s mental health reforms a ‘lip service’ that could worsen racial inequalities, experts warn
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour’s mental health reforms a ‘lip service’ that could worsen racial inequalities, experts warn

The Independent  

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NHS waiting lists force Britons to save up to pay for private healthcare, says report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS waiting lists force Britons to save up to pay for private healthcare, says report

The Independent  

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Anxiety referrals for kids double in four years, with 4,000 under 18s diagnosed every week
7 months ago

Anxiety referrals for kids double in four years, with 4,000 under 18s diagnosed every week

Daily Mail  

The number of children referred for specialist anxiety treatment has doubled in just four years, striking new figures have shown. This is up more than 100,000 on 2019/2020 when almost 99,000 were stuck in the queue A 2022 joint survey of 1,130 teachers conducted by the children's mental health charity Place2Be and the National Association of Head Teachers also found …

Reeves warned she faces £8.6bn annual bill to save ‘broken’ social care sector
7 months ago

Reeves warned she faces £8.6bn annual bill to save ‘broken’ social care sector

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England’s largest councils call for delay to adult social care costs cap amid £30bn funding ‘black hole’
8 months, 1 week ago

England’s largest councils call for delay to adult social care costs cap amid £30bn funding ‘black hole’

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Labour pledges to ‘get the NHS back on its feet’ in manifesto commitments
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour pledges to ‘get the NHS back on its feet’ in manifesto commitments

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Lib Dems put £9.4bn NHS and social care pledge at heart of pitch to voters
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lib Dems put £9.4bn NHS and social care pledge at heart of pitch to voters

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WORLD AFFAIRS | Starving and homeless in United Kingdom
10 months, 2 weeks ago

WORLD AFFAIRS | Starving and homeless in United Kingdom

The Hindu  

Published : May 12, 2024 12:10 IST - 12 MINS READ The UK has become a country of mass destitution, and but for food banks would almost certainly be one of mass starvation. According to a December 2023 parliamentary briefing document, “Teacher Recruitment and Retention in England”, the then total—in England alone—of about 4,68,000 full-time-equivalent teachers in state sector schools …

Three in four NHS staff are struggling with mental health, new figures reveal
11 months, 1 week ago

Three in four NHS staff are struggling with mental health, new figures reveal

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Why Britain’s mental health crisis threatens to doom a new generation
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Britain’s mental health crisis threatens to doom a new generation

The Telegraph  

“For the past 10 or 15 years, we have had an increase in the percentage of people requiring mental health support,” says Smith, who focuses on treating young adults. Last year 1.2 million people were on the waiting list for community mental health services. A growing number of school children are suffering with mental health conditions, meaning that unless something …

Almost 70,000 children missing out on mental health treatment
1 year ago

Almost 70,000 children missing out on mental health treatment

The Independent  

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Almost half a million children waiting to start mental health treatment, new figures show
1 year, 2 months ago

Almost half a million children waiting to start mental health treatment, new figures show

The Independent  

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Specialists are being educated to address youth mental health
1 year, 2 months ago

Specialists are being educated to address youth mental health

Live Mint  

Last year saw a stream of dismal headlines about kids’ mental health. A 2019 study that used US National Survey of Children’s Health data found that about half of the kids with a mental health disorder did not receive treatment. McLaughlin recently left Harvard to be the executive director of the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health, launched at the …

Tories ‘writing off’ young people as growing number ‘economically inactive’
1 year, 3 months ago

Tories ‘writing off’ young people as growing number ‘economically inactive’

The Independent  

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Children face ‘significant challenges’ accessing mental health support – charity
1 year, 4 months ago

Children face ‘significant challenges’ accessing mental health support – charity

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Fairytale tax cuts threaten mental health services that are already inadequate
1 year, 4 months ago

Fairytale tax cuts threaten mental health services that are already inadequate

The Independent  

There will be more cases like that of Ben Craig – a mental health patient who was well enough to leave hospital, but who was stranded on a ward for two years – if the next election becomes a Dutch auction of tax cuts. Unfortunately Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, and Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, say that they …

Almost a third of council funding spent on children’s social care amid surge in need
1 year, 4 months ago

Almost a third of council funding spent on children’s social care amid surge in need

The Independent  

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Pupils in poorest areas struggling most to access mental health support – report
1 year, 4 months ago

Pupils in poorest areas struggling most to access mental health support – report

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Mental Health Act reforms dropped from King’s Speech as Tory MP Charles Walker accuses government of ‘failing’ patients
1 year, 4 months ago

Mental Health Act reforms dropped from King’s Speech as Tory MP Charles Walker accuses government of ‘failing’ patients

The Independent  

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Mental health patients waited last year in A&E for ‘over 5.4m hours’
1 year, 6 months ago

Mental health patients waited last year in A&E for ‘over 5.4m hours’

The Independent  

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‘Mental health emergency’ as urgent referrals for under 18s triple
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Mental health emergency’ as urgent referrals for under 18s triple

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Sick note Britain: Country’s ‘sickness explosion’ costing economy £15bn every year, experts warn
1 year, 8 months ago

Sick note Britain: Country’s ‘sickness explosion’ costing economy £15bn every year, experts warn

The Independent  

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Surge in children needing care in wake of pandemic as councils drastically overspend budgets to cope
1 year, 8 months ago

Surge in children needing care in wake of pandemic as councils drastically overspend budgets to cope

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To the mums and dads with teenagers in mental health units: I’m taking action to help your child
1 year, 9 months ago

To the mums and dads with teenagers in mental health units: I’m taking action to help your child

The Independent  

Throughout history, mental illness has frequently been misunderstood. That’s why I’ve confirmed the current inquiry into the tragic deaths of mental health inpatients at NHS trusts across Essex will become a public inquiry. To the mums and dads with teenage children in mental health units, to the patients across the country seeking support close to where they live, and to …

Over 8,000 nursery staff absent due to mental health issues, figures show
1 year, 9 months ago

Over 8,000 nursery staff absent due to mental health issues, figures show

The Independent  

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Mental health hospitals are ‘making children worse’, leading charity warns
1 year, 10 months ago

Mental health hospitals are ‘making children worse’, leading charity warns

The Independent  

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Why are vulnerable patients travelling hundreds of miles for mental health treatment?
1 year, 11 months ago

Why are vulnerable patients travelling hundreds of miles for mental health treatment?

The Independent  

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Young people’s mental health services are in crisis – here’s how we fix them
1 year, 11 months ago

Young people’s mental health services are in crisis – here’s how we fix them

The Independent  

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Millions of mental health patients ‘facing NHS delays or missing out’
2 years, 1 month ago

Millions of mental health patients ‘facing NHS delays or missing out’

The Independent  

Millions of people with mental health problems, including children with eating disorders, are missing out on NHS treatment or face lengthy waits, the National Audit Office has said. The NAO said current mental health services are under “continued and increasing pressure”, with many people using them also reporting poor experiences. The watchdog noted the Covid pandemic had disrupted NHS performance, …

Child mental health has never been more important
2 years, 1 month ago

Child mental health has never been more important

The Independent  

This forthcoming week marks children’s mental health week, shining a spotlight on the importance of children’s and young people’s mental health. Against this backdrop, our mental health services are however facing overwhelming and unprecedented pressures, which existed even before the pandemic and are becoming further exacerbated by the cost of living crisis. Against the perfect storm of a mental health …

Government orders urgent review into safety of mental health patients in England
2 years, 2 months ago

Government orders urgent review into safety of mental health patients in England

The Independent  

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Man waits eight years for mental health therapy as services hit by demand
2 years, 2 months ago

Man waits eight years for mental health therapy as services hit by demand

The Independent  

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Warning over mental health services without new cash injection
2 years, 3 months ago

Warning over mental health services without new cash injection

The Independent  

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Surge in mental health problems among teenagers is ‘national emergency’ Government warned
2 years, 3 months ago

Surge in mental health problems among teenagers is ‘national emergency’ Government warned

The Independent  

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Mental health care must not be overlooked in our fight to save the NHS
2 years, 4 months ago

Mental health care must not be overlooked in our fight to save the NHS

The Independent  

One of the most alarming of many alarming signs of a dysfunctional nation is that young people seem to be leaving the labour market because of mental illness. It seems as if it were a different country, in a different era, when Theresa May as prime minister promised parity of esteem between mental and physical health services. Just as mental …

NHS ‘needs thousands more staff to meet cost of living crisis demands’
2 years, 4 months ago

NHS ‘needs thousands more staff to meet cost of living crisis demands’

The Independent  

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NHS wants ANOTHER £7billion
2 years, 4 months ago

NHS wants ANOTHER £7billion

Daily Mail  

Bosses of the ailing NHS want billions more cash to keep key services running this winter as Rishi Sunak rules out cutting its budget as part of the public spending squeeze. For 2021/22 the Treasury said the health service is set to receive £136.1billion pounds of core funding, as well as £3billion to help with the Covid recovery The NHS …

Thousands more children set to be taken into care as council social work budgets cut
2 years, 5 months ago

Thousands more children set to be taken into care as council social work budgets cut

The Independent  

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Most parents struggling with mental health or finances – Unicef UK
2 years, 5 months ago

Most parents struggling with mental health or finances – Unicef UK

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The cost of living crisis is wreaking havoc on our children’s mental health
2 years, 5 months ago

The cost of living crisis is wreaking havoc on our children’s mental health

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Are we sleepwalking into a male mental health crisis?
2 years, 6 months ago

Are we sleepwalking into a male mental health crisis?

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NHS fails on mental health targets as waiting list rises 1.2 million
2 years, 7 months ago

NHS fails on mental health targets as waiting list rises 1.2 million

The Independent  

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NHS staff shortages ‘impacting children’s services outside of hospital’
2 years, 7 months ago

NHS staff shortages ‘impacting children’s services outside of hospital’

The Independent  

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Calls for £1bn to save ‘buckling’ mental health services as suicidal children are turned away
2 years, 7 months ago

Calls for £1bn to save ‘buckling’ mental health services as suicidal children are turned away

The Independent  

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Hundreds of children in mental health crisis facing ‘unacceptable’ A&E waits every week
2 years, 8 months ago

Hundreds of children in mental health crisis facing ‘unacceptable’ A&E waits every week

The Independent  

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Mental health referrals for children surge by more than HALF
2 years, 11 months ago

Mental health referrals for children surge by more than HALF

Daily Mail  

The number of children and young people needing mental health support has hit an 'unprecedented' high after surging by more than half after the start of lockdown. Mental health services for children and young people are seeing 'unprecedented' demand YoungMinds saw the number of calls to its email, web chat and crisis text line – for children and young people …

NHS pays out £20m in clinical negligence claims over children’s mental health care
2 years, 11 months ago

NHS pays out £20m in clinical negligence claims over children’s mental health care

The Independent  

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Children offer to buy food with their pocket money as cost of living mounts
3 years ago

Children offer to buy food with their pocket money as cost of living mounts

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