Mental Health
It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
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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 »
Self-harm among members of the Armed Forces is on the rise, a study released today has concluded. Findings published in the March edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry based on individuals presenting themselves to an Oxfordshire hospital between 1989 and 2003 noted an 80 per cent increase. Female personnel were especially at risk of… Read more »
