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Kent and Medway publishes Quality Improvement Plan

By Lee Peart 24 September 2026

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has published its new Quality Improvement Plan, building on over 200 improvements over the past year.

AUTISM

Least deprived areas see fastest rise in autism and ADHD benefits, analysis reveals

By Lee Peart 22 September 2026

The share of young people receiving benefits for ADHD and autism has increased the greatest in more prosperous areas, new analysis has revealed.

MENTAL HEALTH

Chair appointed for inquiry into patient deaths at mental health trust

By Lee Peart 21 September 2026

His Honour Judge John Potter has been appointed chair of the public inquiry into serious failings in mental health care at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV).

INTEGRATED CARE

People referred to mental health services account for 60% of suicides

By Lee Peart 03 September 2026

People referred to mental health services account for 60% of suicides among adults aged 18 to 74, new figures have revealed.

PREVENTION

Surge in young people attending A&E in mental health crisis

By Lee Peart 02 September 2026

A surge in young people attending A&E in mental health crisis has been revealed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).

PREVENTION

AI could help prevent avoidable deaths in people with learning disabilities

By Lee Peart 25 August 2026

A new tool that predicts how multiple conditions develop in people with learning disabilities has been unveiled.

PREVENTION

Government invests £25m in care leavers' housing programme

By Lee Peart 25 August 2026

The Government is investing £25m in a housing programme to provide support and connection for care leavers.

REGULATION

Trust agrees crisis hit hospital takeover

By Lee Peart 02 July 2026

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) is to take over St Andrew's Healthcare in Northampton from September.

WORKFORCE

Learning disability nurses given voice in decision-making and workforce planning

By Lee Peart 01 June 2026

Learning disability nurses are being given a voice in decision-making and workforce planning through a new council.

MENTAL HEALTH

BREAKING NEWS: Milburn warns Britain at 'risk of lost generation' due to NEET crisis

By Lee Peart 28 May 2026

Britain is at ‘risk of a lost generation’ without urgent action on the number of people not in education, employment or training (NEET), according to former health secretary Alan Milburn.

PREVENTION