| Violence levels 'high' in mental health wards | Levels of violence are high in mental health inpatient wards, according to the largest ever review of the service published today | 23/07/2008 |
| Bristol residents to help government improve dementia care | Consultation event examines the future of care for people with dementia | 23/07/2008 |
| One year on and still no action | A charity for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is seeking to highlight the fact that despite a commitment made a year ago, the Government has failed to find out the true cost of prescription charges | 22/07/2008 |
| Award for special constable | A special constable from Taunton has received an award after talking a
woman out of a suicide attempt
| 22/07/2008 |
| Stigma of mental illnesses 'stops sufferers trying to find work' | Nine out of 10 people with mental health problems do not go out or apply for jobs due to the stigma associated with their condition, a poll found today | 21/07/2008 |
| Extra care housing - 25 new sites announced | Health and Care Minister Ivan Lewis today (Monday 21 July) announced the sites that will benefit from £80million of Government funding to build extra care housing, enabling more older people and those with dementia and long-term conditions to live... | 21/07/2008 |
| Britain's youth 'blighted by crime, stress and drugs' | Britain's youth is increasingly affected by violent crime, depression, stress and drugs, a survey showed | 21/07/2008 |
| Charity highlights poor training in child mental health | A children's mental health charity has claimed there is a lack of skilled workers to treat the one in 10 children in England and Wales who have severe mental health problems | 21/07/2008 |
| Women 'must be offered counselling before abortion' | Northern Ireland women considering an abortion must be offered counselling, it was claimed today | 20/07/2008 |
| Women set up local mental health drop in centre | Two friends have set up a drop in centre for people with mental health problems, which will officially open on Saturday in Wakefield | 18/07/2008 |
| Public invited to record housing message for PM | Housing charity Shelter is today offering Bristol residents the chance to record a message for Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the housing crisis | 17/07/2008 |
| Probe into mentally-ill mother killings 'a disgrace' | An inquiry into the conduct of social services which failed to stop an immensely ill mother killing her son and daughter was branded a "scandalous whitewash" by the children's father today | 17/07/2008 |
| GP broke law prescribing pills to suicide woman, hearing told | A GP who prescribed sleeping pills to a patient who had talked of killing herself broke the law, a medical expert said today | 17/07/2008 |
| NHS blamed over nurse who preyed on patients | More than 20 vulnerable women battling eating disorders were manipulated into sexual relationships by a "predatory" senior nurse because of inadequate management by his NHS bosses, an investigation concluded today | 16/07/2008 |
| More over-50s set to work past pension age - report | A growing number of over-50s in England are expecting to work past the current state pension age, according to a major study published today | 16/07/2008 |
| Tragic teenager's mother in mental health campaign | The mother of a teenager who was found hanging in an area blighted by young suicides said today she was campaigning for better services at a mental health unit | 16/07/2008 |
| Mother sentenced for throwing and killing baby | A woman who killed her baby son by shaking him and throwing him on to the floor has been given a suspended sentence of 12 months, it can be reported today | 15/07/2008 |
| Young girls suffer stress and anxiety | Girls as young as 10 are suffering stress, anxiety and unhappiness as they struggle to cope with the pressures of growing up, according to research out today | 14/07/2008 |
| Invention appears to reverse effects of dementia | A man suffering from an aggressive form of dementia appeared to be recovering after he was treated with a new invention that aims to reverse the effects of the condition, it was reported today | 14/07/2008 |
| Putting people at the heart of health | A new framework for action on social marketing and public health was published today by the Department of Health | 10/07/2008 |
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