Minister for Women and Equality Harriet Harman MP has announced the Government will shortly end discrimination against carers.

A written statement issued by the Minister on April 1st stated the change will be included in the Government’s Equality Bill which will be published later this month.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has updated its guidelines on the best way to treat and manage adults with schizophrenia in primary and secondary care.

“Those with schizophrenia are 90% more likely to get bowel cancer, 42% more likely to have breast cancer, have higher rates of diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke and respiratory disease and on average die 10 years younger than counterparts without mental health problems.”

The new chairs appointed to lead the seven new Local Health Boards were announced this week. The new Boards – which will undertake the functions of the current 22 Local Health Boards and seven NHS Trusts – will be set up in shadow form from 1 June and become fully operational from 1 October…

Evidence regarding the provision of community mental health services in Wales has been presented to the National Assembly for Wales’ Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee.

A review of Gwent NHS Trust’s mental facilities has concluded that the organisation must overcome a series of “challenges” if it is to successfully deliver its services.

Research by Loughborough University has concluded that employers must do more to help staff who return to work after a period of mental illness.

A report by the Prison Reform Trust has found that prisoners with a mental illness are likely to reoffend because they do not receive appropriate treatment.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has apologised to an assault victim after wrongly deciding that because he had a mental health problem his evidence could not be considered credible in court.