Tag: mental health

The government has been defeated in a landmark court case against "discriminatory" legislation. And the victory could open the floodgates ...

On Sunday 17 December, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions David Gauke appeared on The Andrew Marr Show. Marr questioned ...

The BBC has been "trolling" on Twitter from one of its official accounts. But far from being a light-hearted tweet, ...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has published its report ‘State of the health system – Beds in the NHS’. And ...

The Conservative Party has announced a plan to get more disabled people into work. But Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary ...

A Bristol primary school teacher died after setting himself on fire in Ashton Court, a popular country park. An inquest ...

New figures seen by The Canary have revealed a large rise in the number of people living on the streets ...

A recent brain imaging experiment may help mental health services prevent suicide in an unprecedented way. Scientists have discovered that suicidal ...

Child mental health services are in a dire state. A report  from the children’s commissioner shows that only 1 in ...

The first three words Jeremy Hunt said to Andrew Marr on 29 October may constitute the biggest spin of his ...

Over 60 medical professionals, campaigners and organisations have written to Theresa May, urging her to reconsider the appointment of a ...

Former Labour Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has formulated a plan to save the NHS in Norfolk and Waveney £300m in ...

Jeremy Hunt has reportedly been making "false claims" to parliament about the number of staff working in NHS mental health ...

On Tuesday 10 October, during World Mental Health Day, Theresa May announced a £15m new fund for "mental health first ...

The Independent has published new figures showing the extent of budget cuts to residential rehabilitation services. And it really is quite ...

60% of people say their work has caused them mental health issues. And 15% of employees who reported this faced ...

A new survey has found that one in four teenage girls has depression. The researchers say these rates of depression ...