Mental

Recruitment for NHS mental health workers, number of teens needing glasses increases, asthma deaths & more 0
- HEALTH
- August 9, 2019
We hope you’ve had a good week. If you’ve missed out on any health news, here are the latest headline highlights. There are heavy rain and winds set to hit the UK this weekend so stay safe wherever you are! The NHS plans to recruit 600 mental health social workers in the next five years
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I’ll lose my mental health care when I turn 18. Why?0
- BUSINESS
- August 8, 2019
Thomas says he was close to ending his life a few months ago. He has been receiving mental health care for five years, but he’s been told his treatment will stop on his 18th birthday. This is a common problem for young people in the UK. According to a leading expert, thousands of young people
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Look After Your Mental Health With A Good Night’s Sleep 0
- HEALTH
- August 7, 2019
There’s a close relationship between sleep and mental health. Lack of sleep can affect mental health but mental health problems can also affect how well you sleep – both the quantity and the quality of it – so it’s extremely important to address both issues. One area in particular that causes disturbed sleep is stress
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NHS Texting Results, Skin Cancer Rates, Child Mental Health & More 0
- HEALTH
- July 20, 2019
Have you missed out on the health news this week? Catch up now. In other news, we’ve heard the weather is set to turn this weekend so have your umbrellas at the ready! NHS plans to text patients results The NHS could be planning to text you your results, in a ‘safety net’ approach to
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WHO Mental Health Guidelines Could Better capture ‘Lived Experience’0
- HEALTH
- July 10, 2019
Mental health patients want mental health diagnostic descriptions to better reflect what it feels like to live with their conditions in the World Health Organisation’s global manual of diagnoses – according to a new Lancet Psychiatry report. The study, by UK and US researchers at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), the University of
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Zero-hour contracts take a huge mental and physical toll – poor eating habits, lack of sleep and relationship problems 0
- BUSINESS
- July 9, 2019
The number of workers on zero-hours contracts continues to rise in the UK. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that between October and December 2018 there were between 777,000 and 911,000 people working on zero-hours contracts. But the impact of such contracts seems to be underestimated by the government. An independent government review of
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