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Rethink Mental Illness: Mental health cuts are being made behind closed doors
Spending on social care for people with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, is being cut behind closed doors, despite government promises of transparency, says a report launched today by the charity Rethink Mental Illness.
Rethink Mental Illness: Medicine shortages are a concern for people with mental health problems
In response to an All Party Pharmacy Group report out today, which details medicine shortages in England, Paul Jenkins, CEO of the charity Rethink Mental Illness said:
Rethink Mental Illness (and others): Time to Change Event
Time to Change is England's biggest ever programme to end the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems, run by the charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness and funded by the Department of Health and Comic Relief.
Rethink Mental Illness:House of Lords defeat on NHS reforms "an incredibly important step forward"
Mental health services should not be the 'poor relation' in the NHS anymore, say charity.
Rethink Mental Illness: "Members and supporters say they have thought about ending their own lives."
Commenting on the overturning of a set of amendments in the Commons this afternoon relating to the time limit for Employment and Support Allowance, Rethink Mental Illness CEO Paul Jenkins said:
Rethink: Now it’s time for the government to pause and listen on welfare reform
The charity Rethink Mental Illness is calling for the government to hold a listening exercise on welfare reform, just as it did over NHS reform, following three defeats in the Lords last night.
Rethink Mental Illness name their worst celeb mental health gaffes of 2011
Megan Fox and Jeremy Clarkson make biggest mental health gaffes of the year
Rethink Mental Illness’s heroes of the year: 2011
National mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness name their heroes of the year for 2011
Rethink Mental Illness criticise "poor practice" by Lloyds TSB
Mental health charity, Rethink Mental Illness, is shocked by the treatment of Lloyds CEO Antonio Horta-Osario, by his company, following his absence from work as a result of stress. It believes Lloyds is demonstrating poor practice and reinforcing stigma and discrimination towards people who have mental health problems.
Rethink Mental Illness calls on Boris Johnson transport chief to apologise for ‘schizophrenic’ slur
The charity Rethink Mental Illness is calling for Boris Johnson's transport chief Daniel Moylan to make a public apology after he described Ken Livingston as ‘schizophrenic’.
Rethink Mental Illness: It’s time to review over-use of draconian powers which deprive rights of mentally ill
The charity Rethink Mental Illness is calling for a review of powers which force people with a mental illness to take medication and comply with treatment against their will.
Rethink: Nine out of ten people in UK believe at least one myth about schizophrenia
Schizophrenia could be one of the ‘most misunderstood illnesses in the UK’ according to the charity Rethink Mental Illness as it releases new figures which show 90 per cent of us can’t separate fact from fiction.
Rethink Mental Illness: £250 million for bin collections cannot be justified while services for the most vulnerable are cut
Paul Jenkins, CEO of the charity Rethink Mental Illness commented on Eric Pickles' weekly bin collection plans as follows:
Rethink: Liberal Democrats must vote to protect the vulnerable
The charity Rethink Mental Illness is calling on Liberal Democrats to vote in favor of a motion opposing aspects of the Welfare Reform Bill at their party conference tomorrow (Saturday 17 September).
Rethink: Increase in mortality gap for people with serious mental illness is unacceptable
A new study published today by BMJ.com showing that the mortality gap for people with serious mental illness is increasing should act as a ‘wake-up call’ to the health system, according to the charity Rethink Mental Illness.
Rethink: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) consultation
Rethink Mental Illness has submitted a response to the Department of Work and Pensions about proposed changes to Disability Living Allowance (DLA) as one of a group of mental health charities. The new benefit, called Personal Independence Payment (PIP), is currently being tested and a further draft of the proposals will be published in October, once testing is finished and responses to the consultation have been processed.
Rethink: Marsh Christian Award for Mental Health
The Marsh Christian Trust has worked with Rethink for a number of years to reward professionals working in the field of mental health. The 2011 award seeks to reward a leading academic for outstanding mental health research.
Rethink: Work and Pensions Committee report: response from Rethink Mental Illness
Associate director of campaigns for Rethink Mental Illness Jane Harris, who gave evidence to the committee, said: “This report echoes many of the concerns Rethink has been extremely worried about since the reassessment was first announced.
Rethink: NHS reform amendments: a victory for patients
The charity Rethink Mental Illness - which has been leading a coalition of health charities campaigning together to push through changes to the Health and Social Care Bill - says the amendments announced today represent a victory for the millions of patients they represent.
Rethink: NHS reform amendments: a victory for patients
The charity Rethink Mental Illness - which has been leading a coalition of health charities campaigning together to push through changes to the Health and Social Care Bill - says the amendments announced today represent a victory for the millions of patients they represent.
Rethink: NHS Future Forum report: a real step forward for patient power
Rethink Mental Illness says the Future Forum report represents a real step forward for patient power in the new NHS – ministers now need to listen and launch a final push to cement patient power in the plans.
Rethink: The listening is over, now it’s time to act
As the Future Forum publishes the results of the NHS ‘listening exercise’ today (Monday, 13th June), leading health charity Rethink Mental Illness, says it’s vital the government acts on the recommendations and seizes this opportunity to make real and substantial changes to the Bill.
Rethink: Leading health charities bring Andrew Lansley face-to-face with patients
Rethink: Leading health charities bring Andrew Lansley face-to-face with patients
Rethink: Benefits statistics provoke stereotypes and fear, says charity
Rethink: Benefits statistics provoke stereotypes and fear, says charity
RETHINK: Police need mental health training
RETHINK: Police need mental health training
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