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MPs finish Report Stage Debate on Assisted Dying Bill

MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »

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Govt fundings for talking therapies
Victory for campaigners as govt adopts talking therapy

Psychological therapies are to be made more widely available to sufferers of the most common mental health problems. Health secretary Alan Johnson today announced a £170 million boost to expand so-called ‘talking therapies’ across the country. Mental health campaigners have long called for better access to talking therapies and NICE recommends cognitive behaviour therapies are… Read more »

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Move to improve mental health services
Dignity in Care extended to mental health

Mental health patients need to be treated with more dignity, the government acknowledged today. To help achieve this, the Department of Health (DoH) announced its flagship Dignity in Care policy – already used to drive up standards in elderly care – would be extended to mental health patients. The policy is designed to ensure health… Read more »