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MENTAL HEALTH

Healthcare system 'still not learning' from mental health inpatient deaths

By Lee Peart 30 January 2025

The healthcare system is ‘still not learning’ from mental health inpatient deaths, according to a new report.

AMBULANCE

Trust introduces new Mental Health Response Vehicles

By Lee Peart 24 January 2025

Two new Mental Health Response Vehicles have been introduced by East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) NHS Foundation Trust.

MENTAL HEALTH

CQC praises safety improvements at acute mental health wards

By Lee Peart 23 January 2025

An admissions restriction has been lifted at an acute mental health ward following ‘significant safety improvements’.

ICB

Council commits £6.2m per year to long-term mental health funding

By Lee Peart 23 January 2025

Oxfordshire County Council has committed £6.2m each year for the next 10 years to a pooled budget for mental health services.

LIZ KENDALL

NHS helps people with mental issues back into work

By Lee Peart 21 January 2025

Thousands of people with mental health issues have been helped backed into work through an NHS programme.

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside publishes air quality plan

By Liz Wells 16 January 2025

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside has developed an Air Quality Framework to address the root causes of air pollution.

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST

Herefordshire and Worcestershire trust tackles anxiety in young people

By Liz Wells 13 January 2025

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is giving all children aged 7-12 and their families on-demand access to a therapeutic mobile game, which can ease childhood anxiety.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE COMMITTEE

Committee launches community mental health services inquiry

By Lee Peart 19 December 2024

An inquiry into the provision of community mental health services for adults with severe mental health needs has been launched by the Health and Social Care Committee.

WORKFORCE

NHS trusts log over 250,000 staff absences for mental health issues since 2021

By Liz Wells 16 December 2024

UK NHS trusts have seen thousands of staff take at least one day off work due to a mental health issue in the past three years, a new investigation reveals.

TECHNOLOGY

Northumbria Primary Care trials AI digital coaching service

By Liz Wells 03 December 2024

A trial is being conducted across Northumbria to assess the feasibility of carrying out a low-cost collaborative clinical trial using digital interventions to support people with hypertension and d...