2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (524+ words) Less than half of mental health patients at high risk of self-harm or absconding from hospital were not properly observed during their stay in Accident and Emergency (A&E) last year, as staff remain overstretched and pushed to their limits." The…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (569+ words) Eleven million sick notes were issued in England last year, and it's prompted outrage across the papers. So far, policymakers have pursued simplistic solutions but repeatedly failed to address the root cause of the issue " one that GPs have themselves…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (367+ words) The annual cost to the NHS to treat children and young people in mental health crisis in specialised acute hospital wards quadrupled in the decade between 2012 and 2022. University College London researchers have found that the cost is now at a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (254+ words) A survey shows that more than 60% of the UK population hasn't heard of the government's strategy to improve women's health. The data, from the Health Tech Alliance (HTA), also reveals that half of UK women feel their concerns were not…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (351+ words) A report from the Centre for Mental Health has called for dedicated funding for welfare advisors at all NHS mental health services. The centre argues that support and advice for vulnerable people in financial difficulty should be a core part…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (528+ words) Eating disorders carry the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition and are impacting a growing number of people in the UK, with increasingly complicated conditions. So, it will come as a surprise to hear there is a persistent lack…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (22+ words) The Edinburgh-based cancer biotech company's technology kills cancerous cells and stimulates the immune system while leaving surrounding healthy tissue untouched....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (551+ words) The government has said that it intends to tackle what it calls "outdated and misogynistic practices" under new plans set out in the renewed Women's Health Strategy. Women will be directed to the right professional the first time through a…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (324+ words) Northern Irish private operator Duality Healthcare has partnered with specialist platform ADHD Now to tackle ADHD care in Northern Ireland." There are currently no commissioned adult ADHD services anywhere in Northern Ireland, leaving many adults without access to structured diagnostic…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (119+ words) But as a clinician, I know that evidence alone does not get treatment to patients." At this rate, access to this type of care remains a geographic lottery." If we want neurostimulation to move beyond small-scale pilots and reach the…...