The National Assembly for Wales should have additional powers to introduce laws relating to mental health, say MPs in a report published today.
The Welsh Affairs Committee agrees that there is a clear need for the proposed Legislative Competence Order (LCO) on mental health and that using the LCO process is the most appropriate legislative route…
A report by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) on a homicide carried out by a mental health service user in Newport has said that proper care and treatment may have averted the tragedy.
The review has highlighted concerns in relation to the care and treatment provided to Kevin Price who attacked his former school friend James Fortey in August 2007…
Cardiff University are looking for volunteers to take part in a study into what makes some people more likely than others to develop schizophrenia.
The first of a series of public meetings to discuss the legislative options that will emerge from Jonathan Morgan AM’s Mental Health Legislative Competence Order (LCO) has taken place.
Health and Social Services Minister Edwina Hart will officially launch Hafal’s new Criminal Justice Link Service at the Senedd on Wednesday October 14th…
Powys Local Health Board (LHB) has been fined £30,000 and ordered to pay costs in excess of £46,000 following the death of Sylvan Money, a 26-year-old artist who committed suicide at Bronllys hospital near Brecon in 2004.
Welsh mental health charity Hafal has welcomed an inquiry into mental health service provision in Wales by the National Assembly’s Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee which highlighted a need for urgent action to improve services.
A report published this week by the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee says that carers find it hard to access state benefits and employment support because of complex processes and poor communication from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report issued at the start of the first Global Mental Health Summit has predicted that in the next twenty years more people will be affected by depression than any other health problem.
