EXCLUSIVE: Government fails on mental health funding pledge

EXCLUSIVE: Government fails on mental health funding pledge

By Dan Peters 21 January 2026

The Government has failed to directly fund a pledge to give 60% of pupils access to a mental health support team (MHST) by March, it has emerged.

Therapy app helps children manage anxiety

By Liz Wells 09 January 2026

The potential of digital therapeutics to tackle the growing demand for children’s mental health services has been underlined by a new study.

Sport England funds mental health fitness equipment

By Lee Peart 06 January 2026

Fitness equipment for mental health patients at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust has been funded by a £11k Sport England grant.

BREAKING NEWS: Mental Health Bill receives Royal Assent

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

The granting of Royal Assent for the Mental Health Bill has been hailed as an ‘important and long overdue step forward’.

Public inquiry launched into patient deaths at mental health trust

By Lee Peart 12 December 2025

A public inquiry into patient deaths at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has been announced by health and social care secretary Wes Streeting.

Streeting announces review into mental health and ADHD services

By Lee Peart 04 December 2025

An independent review for mental health, autism and ADHD services has been announced by health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting.

Neighbourhood mental health pilot must be extended, MPs say

By Lee Peart 02 December 2025

MPs have called for the extension of a pilot of six innovative 24/7 neighbourhood mental health centres.

Trust fined £200k over death of teenage girl

By Lee Peart 01 December 2025

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £200,000 after pleading guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment to a 16-year-old girl with severe mental health difficul...

MHRA and NICE receive £2m Wellcome funding for digital mental health tech

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have secured a £2m funding boost from Wellcome to improve safety and ...

Work-related ill health continues to be higher than pre-pandemic levels

By Liz Wells 20 November 2025

An estimated 1.9 million workers suffered from work-related ill health during 2024/25, new data reveals.

IFS finds depression rise among poorer women in 50s and 60s

By Lee Peart 19 November 2025

Over one in five women (21%) in their late 50s and early 60s have depressive symptoms, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

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Enhanced Senior Social Worker

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