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CQC 'could take more action' at mental health unit
Further action by the care regulator is not being ruled out at a mental health hospital that is facing allegations of physical and sexual assaults by staff on patients.
Read more here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Further action by the care regulator is not being ruled out at a mental health hospital that is facing allegations of physical and sexual assaults by staff on patients.
Read more here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
CQC 'could take more action' at Northampton mental health hospital
St Andrew's Hospital faces allegations of physical and sexual assault of patients in a new report.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
CQC 'could take more action' at mental health unit
Further action by the care regulator is not being ruled out at a mental health hospital that is facing allegations of physical and sexual assaults by staff on patients.
Read more here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Further action by the care regulator is not being ruled out at a mental health hospital that is facing allegations of physical and sexual assaults by staff on patients.
Read more here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Need to talk? We’re here for you ❤️
Tap the link below to find our SANEline Services 🔗
sane.org.uk/support
Tap the link below to find our SANEline Services 🔗
sane.org.uk/support
Having a dog can boost teenagers’ mental health, say scientists
Researchers find children who own dogs score lower for social problems, aggressive behaviour and delinquency
Read more here👇
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Researchers find children who own dogs score lower for social problems, aggressive behaviour and delinquency
Read more here👇
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Having a dog can boost teenagers’ mental health, say scientists
Researchers find children who own dogs score lower for social problems, aggressive behaviour and delinquency
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Having a dog can boost teenagers’ mental health, say scientists
Researchers find children who own dogs score lower for social problems, aggressive behaviour and delinquency
Read more here👇
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Researchers find children who own dogs score lower for social problems, aggressive behaviour and delinquency
Read more here👇
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is launching an independent review into rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services in England.
Read the article here 👇https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8q26q2r75o
Read the article here 👇https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8q26q2r75o
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is launching an independent review into rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services in England.
Read the article here 👇https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8q26q2r75o
Read the article here 👇https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8q26q2r75o
Study reveals silent mental health crisis among new parents
A new study by University of East Anglia reveals the mental health challenges faced by both mums and dads in the first year after childbirth.
Read the article here👉 www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
A new study by University of East Anglia reveals the mental health challenges faced by both mums and dads in the first year after childbirth.
Read the article here👉 www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
Study reveals silent mental health crisis among new parents
Intrusive thoughts and psychotic-like experiences among new parents are far more common than previously thought – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
www.uea.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Study reveals silent mental health crisis among new parents
A new study by University of East Anglia reveals the mental health challenges faced by both mums and dads in the first year after childbirth.
Read the article here👉 www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
A new study by University of East Anglia reveals the mental health challenges faced by both mums and dads in the first year after childbirth.
Read the article here👉 www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
This Christmas, give a gift that gives back! ❤️
A £10 donation answers a desperate call and with Big Give's match funding, your gift supports TWO people who need us most 🫂
Donate now via the link below and double the support for those affected by mental illness🫶
saneuk.me/biggive2025
A £10 donation answers a desperate call and with Big Give's match funding, your gift supports TWO people who need us most 🫂
Donate now via the link below and double the support for those affected by mental illness🫶
saneuk.me/biggive2025
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This Christmas, give a gift that gives back! ❤️
A £10 donation answers a desperate call and with Big Give's match funding, your gift supports TWO people who need us most 🫂
Donate now via the link below and double the support for those affected by mental illness🫶
saneuk.me/biggive2025
A £10 donation answers a desperate call and with Big Give's match funding, your gift supports TWO people who need us most 🫂
Donate now via the link below and double the support for those affected by mental illness🫶
saneuk.me/biggive2025
Govt risks missing golden opportunity to transform mental health services, Health Committee says
Read more here👉 committees.parliament.uk/committee/81...
Read more here👉 committees.parliament.uk/committee/81...
Govt risks missing golden opportunity to transform mental health services, Health Committee says - Committees - UK Parliament
A new Health and Social Care Committee report urges the Government not to miss a golden opportunity to dramatically improve England’s mental health services.
committees.parliament.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Govt risks missing golden opportunity to transform mental health services, Health Committee says
Read more here👉 committees.parliament.uk/committee/81...
Read more here👉 committees.parliament.uk/committee/81...
MHRA and NICE receive £2 million from Wellcome to improve safety and effectiveness of digital mental health technologies
and tools for people across the UK.
Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
and tools for people across the UK.
Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
MHRA and NICE receive £2 million from Wellcome to improve safety and effectiveness of digital mental health technologies
Additional funding will allow the MHRA and NICE to continue developing clear, proportionate guidance for digital mental health technologies, supporting safer, more effective tools for people across th...
www.gov.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
MHRA and NICE receive £2 million from Wellcome to improve safety and effectiveness of digital mental health technologies
and tools for people across the UK.
Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
and tools for people across the UK.
Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Funding is a barrier for successful mental health services
Daniel Elkeles responds to a report by the Health and Social Care Select Committee on community mental health services.
Read more here:
nhsproviders.org/news/funding...
Daniel Elkeles responds to a report by the Health and Social Care Select Committee on community mental health services.
Read more here:
nhsproviders.org/news/funding...
Funding is a barrier for successful mental health services
nhsproviders.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Funding is a barrier for successful mental health services
Daniel Elkeles responds to a report by the Health and Social Care Select Committee on community mental health services.
Read more here:
nhsproviders.org/news/funding...
Daniel Elkeles responds to a report by the Health and Social Care Select Committee on community mental health services.
Read more here:
nhsproviders.org/news/funding...
This Christmas, give a gift that gives back❤️
A £10 donation answers a desperate call and with Big Give's match funding, your gift supports TWO people who need us most 🫂
Donate now and double the support for those affected by mental illness this festive season🫶
saneuk.me/biggive2025
A £10 donation answers a desperate call and with Big Give's match funding, your gift supports TWO people who need us most 🫂
Donate now and double the support for those affected by mental illness this festive season🫶
saneuk.me/biggive2025
December 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This Christmas, give a gift that gives back❤️
A £10 donation answers a desperate call and with Big Give's match funding, your gift supports TWO people who need us most 🫂
Donate now and double the support for those affected by mental illness this festive season🫶
saneuk.me/biggive2025
A £10 donation answers a desperate call and with Big Give's match funding, your gift supports TWO people who need us most 🫂
Donate now and double the support for those affected by mental illness this festive season🫶
saneuk.me/biggive2025
This is your reminder that The Big Give Christmas Challenge starts tomorrow🚨
Donate through the Big Give between 2-9 December and your donation will be doubled to help us keep our SANEline Services open 365 days a year for those who need us most ❤️
Keep an eye out for the link to donate tomorrow!
Donate through the Big Give between 2-9 December and your donation will be doubled to help us keep our SANEline Services open 365 days a year for those who need us most ❤️
Keep an eye out for the link to donate tomorrow!
December 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This is your reminder that The Big Give Christmas Challenge starts tomorrow🚨
Donate through the Big Give between 2-9 December and your donation will be doubled to help us keep our SANEline Services open 365 days a year for those who need us most ❤️
Keep an eye out for the link to donate tomorrow!
Donate through the Big Give between 2-9 December and your donation will be doubled to help us keep our SANEline Services open 365 days a year for those who need us most ❤️
Keep an eye out for the link to donate tomorrow!
The Department of Health and Social Care have launched their new Men's Health Strategy.
Here's what our CEO and Founder, Marjorie Wallace thinks👇
Find out more about the new Men's Health Strategy here: www.gov.uk/government/n...
#menshealth #internationalmensday
Here's what our CEO and Founder, Marjorie Wallace thinks👇
Find out more about the new Men's Health Strategy here: www.gov.uk/government/n...
#menshealth #internationalmensday
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Department of Health and Social Care have launched their new Men's Health Strategy.
Here's what our CEO and Founder, Marjorie Wallace thinks👇
Find out more about the new Men's Health Strategy here: www.gov.uk/government/n...
#menshealth #internationalmensday
Here's what our CEO and Founder, Marjorie Wallace thinks👇
Find out more about the new Men's Health Strategy here: www.gov.uk/government/n...
#menshealth #internationalmensday
Reposted by SANE | Changing mental health for good
Pt.1 Today is International Men’s Day! 🌟
Today is about celebrating and supporting men and boys, and raising awareness of challenges they face, especially surrounding mental health.
Remember, you are not alone🫂
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
Today is about celebrating and supporting men and boys, and raising awareness of challenges they face, especially surrounding mental health.
Remember, you are not alone🫂
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Pt.1 Today is International Men’s Day! 🌟
Today is about celebrating and supporting men and boys, and raising awareness of challenges they face, especially surrounding mental health.
Remember, you are not alone🫂
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
Today is about celebrating and supporting men and boys, and raising awareness of challenges they face, especially surrounding mental health.
Remember, you are not alone🫂
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
Reposted by SANE | Changing mental health for good
Pt. 2 International Men's Day! 🌟
We encourage any men who are struggling with their mental health to reach out for support. Talking is the first step in the right direction 🤍
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
We encourage any men who are struggling with their mental health to reach out for support. Talking is the first step in the right direction 🤍
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Pt. 2 International Men's Day! 🌟
We encourage any men who are struggling with their mental health to reach out for support. Talking is the first step in the right direction 🤍
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
We encourage any men who are struggling with their mental health to reach out for support. Talking is the first step in the right direction 🤍
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
Pt.1 Today is International Men’s Day! 🌟
Today is about celebrating and supporting men and boys, and raising awareness of challenges they face, especially surrounding mental health.
Remember, you are not alone🫂
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
Today is about celebrating and supporting men and boys, and raising awareness of challenges they face, especially surrounding mental health.
Remember, you are not alone🫂
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Pt.1 Today is International Men’s Day! 🌟
Today is about celebrating and supporting men and boys, and raising awareness of challenges they face, especially surrounding mental health.
Remember, you are not alone🫂
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
Today is about celebrating and supporting men and boys, and raising awareness of challenges they face, especially surrounding mental health.
Remember, you are not alone🫂
If you need emotional support, visit sane.org.uk/support 🔗
#internationalmensday
Mum who has spent five years trying to get her six-year-old daughter assessed for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) said continuing delays were frustrating and affecting family life.
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Greater Manchester ADHD and autism assessment delay 'frustrating'
Referrals currently going to a provider are unlikely to be seen before April, the NHS says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Mum who has spent five years trying to get her six-year-old daughter assessed for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) said continuing delays were frustrating and affecting family life.
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Deep brain stimulation successful for one in two patients with treatment-resistant severe depression and anxiety
Read about it here: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Read about it here: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Deep brain stimulation successful for one in two patients with treatment-resistant severe depression and anxiety
Deep brain stimulation – implants in the brain that act as a kind of ‘pacemaker’ – has led to clinical improvements in half of the participants with
www.cam.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Deep brain stimulation successful for one in two patients with treatment-resistant severe depression and anxiety
Read about it here: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Read about it here: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Over one in three using AI Chatbots for mental health support, as charity calls for urgent safeguards
Read more here: mentalhealth-uk.org/blog/over-on...
Read more here: mentalhealth-uk.org/blog/over-on...
Over one in three using AI Chatbots for mental health support, as charity calls for urgent safeguards - Mental Health UK
Artificial intelligence is already being widely consulted for mental health support in the UK, with more than one in three adults (37%) [1] saying they’ve used an AI chatbot to support their mental he...
mentalhealth-uk.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Over one in three using AI Chatbots for mental health support, as charity calls for urgent safeguards
Read more here: mentalhealth-uk.org/blog/over-on...
Read more here: mentalhealth-uk.org/blog/over-on...
'I take medical cannabis every day - but I was worried people would think I was a lazy stoner'
The 41-year-old uses medical cannabis to help with his anxiety, but until agreeing to speak to the BBC, nobody Jon worked with realised he took it.
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The 41-year-old uses medical cannabis to help with his anxiety, but until agreeing to speak to the BBC, nobody Jon worked with realised he took it.
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I take medical cannabis every day - but I was worried people would think I was a lazy stoner
About 50,000 people in the UK have a medical cannabis prescription, but some still feel a stigma attached to it.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
'I take medical cannabis every day - but I was worried people would think I was a lazy stoner'
The 41-year-old uses medical cannabis to help with his anxiety, but until agreeing to speak to the BBC, nobody Jon worked with realised he took it.
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The 41-year-old uses medical cannabis to help with his anxiety, but until agreeing to speak to the BBC, nobody Jon worked with realised he took it.
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
‘I’d run down the road thinking I was God’: a day at the cannabis psychosis clinic
Read the full article here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Read the full article here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I’d run down the road thinking I was God’: a day at the cannabis psychosis clinic
Katie hears voices and has been sectioned 50 times. Isiah became paranoid and tried to kill himself. Both link their illness to cannabis – and the drug is getting more and more potent. Is a tiny Londo...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
‘I’d run down the road thinking I was God’: a day at the cannabis psychosis clinic
Read the full article here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Read the full article here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
A world-leading study could lead to better treatment and diagnosis of serious mental illnesses, academics say.
Find out more here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Find out more here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mental health study at Cardiff University could pave the way for new treatments
There have been no truly new treatments for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or psychosis for more than 50 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A world-leading study could lead to better treatment and diagnosis of serious mental illnesses, academics say.
Find out more here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Find out more here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Health care settings in the UK, including hospitals and care homes, are so short-staffed that nursing staff are continuing to work while unwell; with stress as the leading cause of illness hitting an eight-year high, an RCN survey reveals.
Read more here: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Read more here: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
RCN warns of workforce shortages causing nightmares and panic attacks | News | Royal College of Nursing
We’re calling for urgent investment to grow the workforce after an RCN survey reveals nursing staff's stress levels have hit an eight-year high
www.rcn.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Health care settings in the UK, including hospitals and care homes, are so short-staffed that nursing staff are continuing to work while unwell; with stress as the leading cause of illness hitting an eight-year high, an RCN survey reveals.
Read more here: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Read more here: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
A former mental health boss has called for “assertive outreach” to treat seriously ill mental health patients after a catalogue of failures in NHS services were unveiled in the case of Valdo Calocane.
Read the full article here: www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...
Read the full article here: www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...
'Assertive outreach' calls for mental health centres after Valdo Calocane case
A former mental health boss warned that the Covid pandemic 'hit our young in ways that ought to trouble us all'
www.nottinghampost.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A former mental health boss has called for “assertive outreach” to treat seriously ill mental health patients after a catalogue of failures in NHS services were unveiled in the case of Valdo Calocane.
Read the full article here: www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...
Read the full article here: www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...
Hospital ordered to make more suicide risk checks
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) issued 21 requirements for improvement, after the watchdog's inspection at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital (REH).
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) issued 21 requirements for improvement, after the watchdog's inspection at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital (REH).
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Royal Edinburgh Hospital ordered to make more suicide risk checks
NHS Lothian has been ordered to assess the risk of ligature points in rooms at its acute psychiatric hospital after an inspection.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hospital ordered to make more suicide risk checks
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) issued 21 requirements for improvement, after the watchdog's inspection at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital (REH).
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) issued 21 requirements for improvement, after the watchdog's inspection at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital (REH).
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Family's heartbreak for daughter as hospital fined
The family of a young woman who died on a mental health unit have said the trial of the hospital trust and staff member was "heartbreaking and devastating".
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The family of a young woman who died on a mental health unit have said the trial of the hospital trust and staff member was "heartbreaking and devastating".
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Alice Figueiredo's family describe hospital trial heart-breaking
The family of a young woman who died on a mental health unit say the hospital's trial showed its failings.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Family's heartbreak for daughter as hospital fined
The family of a young woman who died on a mental health unit have said the trial of the hospital trust and staff member was "heartbreaking and devastating".
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The family of a young woman who died on a mental health unit have said the trial of the hospital trust and staff member was "heartbreaking and devastating".
Read the article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...