Mental Health Act review
Prime minister said review will focus on ‘injustice and discrimination’ in system
17 Oct 2017
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Under fire Southern Health blames funding pressures after vulnerable patient injured in...
Mental health trust Southern Health has blamed government funding pressures for its failure...
16 Oct 2017
Mental health detention figures highlight huge disparity between ethnic groups
According to NHS Digital figures, the number of people detained under the Mental Health Act...
16 Oct 2017
Super-sized snack ban in hospitals
NHS England wants healthier options for staff, patients and visitors
16 Oct 2017
WHO reinstates chief nurse post after seven-year absence
Cook Islands secretary of state for health Elizabeth Iro has been named the World Health...
13 Oct 2017
Cavell Nurses' Trust lays wreath to honour nurse hero...
A commemoration of the life of nursing hero Edith Cavell has taken place in London.
12 Oct 2017
NHS will need more cash for salary rises after pay cap scrapped, ministers warn
Ministers have been warned they will need to find additional funding for the NHS if staff...
11 Oct 2017
Nurses to lobby MPs for tougher sanctions on those who assault NHS staff
Nurses who have been assaulted while at work will lobby MPs next week to push for tougher...
11 Oct 2017
NMC reveals nursing associate draft proficiency standards
Six ‘platforms’ trainees are expected to reach on registration include accountability,...
10 Oct 2017
Care Quality Commission: Future of the NHS is precarious
The NHS is straining at the seams as it juggles problems with staffing shortages, rising...
10 Oct 2017
Up to one in four mental health nurse posts vacant
Regional vacancy breakdown highlights ‘deepening postcode lottery’ of care and chronic...
09 Oct 2017
Cuts to mental health leave staff facing violence and aggression, says Unison
Mental health workers have shared stories of being punched, bitten and kicked as they...
09 Oct 2017
Prince Harry joins MoD to promote mental health strategy for armed forces
Prince Harry is teaming up with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to promote a new mental health...
09 Oct 2017
Animal therapy service set up by nurse helps people with severe mental health problems
People with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are being treated with dogs, rabbits and rats...
09 Oct 2017
Trust with 500 nursing vacancies considers filling roles with other staff
A trust with about 500 nursing vacancies has said it is considering filling some nursing...
05 Oct 2017