The Welsh Assembly Government has today launched a national action plan to improve children’s mental health services.
National action plan to improve children’s mental health services launched today
Hafal Chief Executive predicts ‘fight to protect mental health social care.’
Hafal Chief Executive Bill Walden-Jones has predicted “a hard fight to protect mental health social care” following Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s first Budget which was delivered on Tuesday.
Mental health patients ‘tagged’ by London NHS Trust
The BBC has reported that the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust is attaching GPS tracking devices to patients to prevent them absconding on day leave…
“Carers missing out on respite and worse off financially.”
A survey issued by Carers Wales to coincide with Carers Week (June 14 – 20) has found that more than three quarters of people in Wales looking after an ill, frail or disabled loved one said they did not have a life outside of their caring role.
Universities announce PsyCymru study
Plans to set up a new Welsh Assembly Government-funded study to help with the understanding of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia have been announced by Swansea, Cardiff and Bangor universities.
Study suggests one in three diagnosed with depression may have bipolar disorder
A study involving over 5,000 patients with major depression from 18 countries in Europe, Asia, and North Africa has concluded that approximately one in three people diagnosed with major depression may actually have bipolar disorder.
Report says loneliness can lead to mental health problems
A report by the Mental Health Foundation has suggested that feeling lonely for a long time can lead to physical and mental health problems.
Mental health spend £196.60 per person in Wales for 2008-09
An analysis of NHS Expenditure Programme Budgets for 2008-09 suggests that 11.6 per cent of the total health budget of just over £5 billion was spent on mental health, equivalent to £196.60 per person in Wales.
Children’s Commissioner tells Measure Committee: “Don’t let the children down.”
Children’s Commissioner for Wales Keith Towler has called for the Proposed Mental Health (Wales) Measure to extend to under 18s.
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