Mental Health
The new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthcare Workers held its inaugural meeting yesterday in Parliament. The group, organised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU), has been established to highlight key areas of concern for healthcare professionals and discuss potential solutions. This includes issues such as improving the health and wellbeing of staff… Read more »
After more than a century of collaboration, a merger has been announced between the Rationalist Association, which has published New Humanist magazine since its founding in 1885, and Humanists UK. For 130 years, New Humanist has been a vital platform for award-winning journalism and insightful commentary on science, technology, culture, and politics. As part of… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff People over 65 are commonly being denied access to the full range of mental health services available to younger patients, new research claims. A study by the Healthcare Commission, published today, claims that while there is evidence of some good practice around the country, services for over 65s needs “urgent attention”. In… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Community sentences are not meeting their potential to keep offenders with mental health problems out of prison, a new report has claimed. Research by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health published today claims few people are given a Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) by the courts as they are poorly understood and… Read more »
