The Royal College of Psychiatrists has produced a special pack of mental health information for employers and employees to mark World Mental Health Day 2017 which is today – 10 October. This year’s theme, set by the World Federation for Mental Health, is mental health in the workplace. Hundreds of thousands of workers will experience […]
A “radical reform” of mental health services is needed to develop a workforce to meet people’s needs in the future, according to a new report by the Centre for Mental Health on behalf of the Mental Health Network, which is part of the NHS Confederation. The report, The future of the mental health workforce, was […]
As part of its investigation into offender mental health in London, the London Assembly Health Committee held a public discussion on 19 April 2017, and sent out a call for evidence to stakeholders in both the public and voluntary sectors. We also visited the St Giles Trust to speak with service users and front-line practitioners, […]
Mental health nurses who are belittled and humiliated by patients are more likely to opt for heavy handed management techniques, according to new research published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies. While exposure to physical aggression and self-harm are known to have detrimental consequences for nurses working in mental health services in terms of staff […]
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The announcement of additional mental health workers in the NHS by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt may look impressive to the public gaze, however the figures being discussed don’t seem to add up. The ongoing staffing cuts of nurses and front line staff and efficiency savings seem to contradict the pledges of investment to achieve parity […]
One in four people living in the UK will be diagnosed with a mental health illness in their lifetime, according to figures by leading mental health charity MIND. In the black community mental health is a taboo subject. It’s not widely spoken about within the community or in mainstream media. When mental health in […]
Our documentary aimed to address the chronic lack of government funding in the UK’s Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). The concept first came on our radar when ITV Evening News Presenter, Mark Austin, spoke about his daughter’s struggle with anorexia, and the government’s subsequent failure to provide adequate support. There is chronic […]
As a founding director of the Hippocratic Post I was delighted to be a part last week of our Awards for Student Medical Journalism at City University, London. I sponsored the Award for journalism covering mental health issues, and how they are being addressed. How the media report on the different topics our students choose […]
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Mental health is no longer the taboo subject it once was and a good job too, with one in four people suffering from a mental health problem at some point in their lives. In addition, more and more people are looking to move away from pharmaceutical drugs to treat mental health problems. I think people […]
Alicia has impacted the lives of thousands through her mental health advocacy. Listen to what piece of advice changed the course of her life in this video from One Young World for Mental Health Awareness Week 2017. […]
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