The NHS’s mental health review will fail to answer its darkest secret
1 year, 8 months ago

The NHS’s mental health review will fail to answer its darkest secret

The Independent  

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Vulnerable patients escaping from secure hospitals because they’re so short-staffed, regulator reveals
5 months ago

Vulnerable patients escaping from secure hospitals because they’re so short-staffed, regulator reveals

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The Independent’s NHS mental health abuse scandal story shortlisted for award
5 months, 1 week ago

The Independent’s NHS mental health abuse scandal story shortlisted for award

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‘‘A&E told me my catatonic schizophrenic wife was not a priority’ says husband battling the NHS mental health system
9 months ago

‘‘A&E told me my catatonic schizophrenic wife was not a priority’ says husband battling the NHS mental health system

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Is NHS psychiatric care on the brink of collapse? Sign up to our free panel event
10 months, 1 week ago

Is NHS psychiatric care on the brink of collapse? Sign up to our free panel event

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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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Health secretary urges patients to report ‘horrific’ sexual abuse allegations after Independent investigation
1 year, 1 month ago

Health secretary urges patients to report ‘horrific’ sexual abuse allegations after Independent investigation

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Sexual assault in mental health to be probed following The Independent and Sky News expose
1 year, 1 month ago

Sexual assault in mental health to be probed following The Independent and Sky News expose

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Health secretary launches national investigation into NHS mental health scandals after Independent exposés
1 year, 9 months ago

Health secretary launches national investigation into NHS mental health scandals after Independent exposés

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Review into mental health deaths should become public inquiry, chair urges government
1 year, 10 months ago

Review into mental health deaths should become public inquiry, chair urges government

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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

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Revealed: Mental health patients who reported ‘abuse’ ignored by NHS and regulator
2 years, 3 months ago

Revealed: Mental health patients who reported ‘abuse’ ignored by NHS and regulator

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NHS mental health boss ‘shocked’ ward managers not on seven days a week
2 years, 4 months ago

NHS mental health boss ‘shocked’ ward managers not on seven days a week

The Independent  

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Health minister challenged over hospital ‘abuse’ scandals
2 years, 4 months ago

Health minister challenged over hospital ‘abuse’ scandals

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Minister is not ruling out public inquiry into mental health hospitals
2 years, 4 months ago

Minister is not ruling out public inquiry into mental health hospitals

The Independent  

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Calls for inquiry into inpatient mental health services after ‘systemic abuse’ allegations
2 years, 5 months ago

Calls for inquiry into inpatient mental health services after ‘systemic abuse’ allegations

The Independent  

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1,500 deaths to be investigated across scandal-hit mental health trust
3 years ago

1,500 deaths to be investigated across scandal-hit mental health trust

The Independent  

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Cases of psychosis rise significantly over the past two years in England
3 years, 5 months ago

Cases of psychosis rise significantly over the past two years in England

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Ashworth sets out Labour’s prescription for the health of the nation
3 years, 6 months ago

Ashworth sets out Labour’s prescription for the health of the nation

The Independent  

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Mental health support for NHS staff accessed 800,000 times
4 years ago

Mental health support for NHS staff accessed 800,000 times

The Independent  

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Demand for public inquiry into NHS mental health deaths to be debated by MPs
4 years, 4 months ago

Demand for public inquiry into NHS mental health deaths to be debated by MPs

The Independent  

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NHS mental health hospital ‘failed to act after two patient deaths’
4 years, 4 months ago

NHS mental health hospital ‘failed to act after two patient deaths’

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If the government doesn’t act now, mental illness will be the second pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

If the government doesn’t act now, mental illness will be the second pandemic

The Independent  

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'Harrowing' failings in NHS mental health treatment laid bare by ombudsman report
7 years ago

'Harrowing' failings in NHS mental health treatment laid bare by ombudsman report

The Independent  

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Anxiety and depression among UK workers up nearly a third in four years, figures show
7 years, 5 months ago

Anxiety and depression among UK workers up nearly a third in four years, figures show

The Independent  

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Mental health patients being failed as services face 'potent mix' of workforce cuts and rising demand, shows report
7 years, 6 months ago

Mental health patients being failed as services face 'potent mix' of workforce cuts and rising demand, shows report

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Jeremy Hunt to 'create 21,000 new NHS posts' as part of mental health expansion
7 years, 7 months ago

Jeremy Hunt to 'create 21,000 new NHS posts' as part of mental health expansion

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NHS budget pressures will leave mental health services underfunded, spending watchdog warns
8 years, 6 months ago

NHS budget pressures will leave mental health services underfunded, spending watchdog warns

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Mental health funding stagnant across half of NHS trusts, study finds
8 years, 10 months ago

Mental health funding stagnant across half of NHS trusts, study finds

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NHS is to blame for 400 suicides a year due to failure to get a grip on epidemic
9 years, 1 month ago

NHS is to blame for 400 suicides a year due to failure to get a grip on epidemic

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of lives are being needlessly lost to suicide every year because of the Government’s failure to get a grip on a modern epidemic of mental health problems, a landmark report has found. The Mental Health Taskforce, set up a year ago under the leadership of Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of mental health charity Mind, blames chronic underinvestment and poor …

Mental health deaths in NHS up by more than a fifth over three years, new figures show
9 years, 2 months ago

Mental health deaths in NHS up by more than a fifth over three years, new figures show

The Independent  

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Claims of bullying culture among staff at Britain's biggest NHS mental health trust
10 years, 3 months ago

Claims of bullying culture among staff at Britain's biggest NHS mental health trust

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NHS mental health care in ‘crisis’ due to lack of beds, leading psychiatrist warn
11 years, 5 months ago

NHS mental health care in ‘crisis’ due to lack of beds, leading psychiatrist warn

The Independent  

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