A survey by the Royal College of GPs has found that just 15% of GPs can “usually get psychological therapy for adults who need it within two months of referral.”

Health and Social Services Minister Edwina Hart AM will introduce the Proposed Mental Health (Wales) Measure at the Senedd today.

A report published by the All Wales Mental Health Promotion Network has stated that greater investment in mental health promotion will bring considerable economic advantages to Wales.

An open letter signed by more than 60 Welsh doctors has called for the NHS in Wales to follow England’s lead and introduce patient choice.

Health and Social Services Minister Edwina Hart AM has confirmed that a national action plan to help address “urgent” issues concerning the quality of services for young people with emotional and mental health needs in Wales will be ready by May.

A report published today by the Welsh Assembly Government’s Communities and Culture committee has found that “the most significant healthcare issue for juvenile offenders from Wales is mental ill-health”.

A report published today has claimed that if prisoners with a serious mental illness in England and Wales received proper psychiatric care the collective cost saving per year would be £1bn.

An event to mark the Royal Approval of Cardiff North AM Jonathan Morgan’s Mental Health Legislative Competence Order (LCO) has been held at Hafal’s National Resource Centre at St Fagans.

The National Assembly for Wales has been granted the power to create an Assembly Measure (or ‘Welsh Law’) dealing with assessment, treatment and advocacy in mental health.