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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.

MENTAL HEALTH

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.

REGULATION

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...

REGULATION

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 ...

PREVENTION

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.

MENTAL HEALTH

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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Over one in three using AI Chatbots for mental health support

By Liz Wells 18 November 2025

More than one in three adults (37%) have used an AI chatbot to support their mental health or wellbeing, new research reveals.

REGULATION

Mental health trust fined over £500k over patient death

By Lee Peart 17 November 2025

North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has been fined more than £500,000 following the death of 22-year-old Alice Figueiredo at Goodmayes Hospital on 7 July 2015.

PREVENTION

UKHSA report highlights impact of climate change on mental health

By Liz Wells 12 November 2025

The effects of extreme weather are the biggest climate-related issues affecting mental health in the UK, particularly impacting vulnerable populations who find it increasingly difficult to access t...

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