Jailed nurse falsely claimed £72k in wages and holiday pay

By Lee Peart 19 May 2025

A former NHS mental health nurse has been jailed for falsely claiming over £72,000 in wages and holiday pay.

Government extends mental health support for school children

By Liz Wells 16 May 2025

The government's school mental health support rollout is to reach up to 900,000 more pupils this year, official figures reveal.

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MPs call for statutory duty to safeguard vulnerable DWP claimants

By Lee Peart 16 May 2025

MPs have called for a statutory duty for the DWP to safeguard claimants.

Nearly half of NHS staff say job negatively affects their mental health

By Liz Wells 08 May 2025

Nearly half of NHS staff (47%) say their job is negatively affecting their mental health, a slight decrease on last year’s figure of 50%, new research reveals.

Inquiry reveals systemic NHS mental health failures

By Lee Peart 08 May 2025

Systemic failures in the treatment of mental health patients have been revealed during The Lampard Inquiry.

Chair promises to 'seek out the truth' in mental health inquiry

By Lee Peart 29 April 2025

Chair Baroness Lampard has pledged to ‘seek out the truth’ as she launched the evidence sessions of the first public inquiry into mental health deaths yesterday.

Ambulance service and trust admit failures following musician's death

By Lee Peart 28 April 2025

London Ambulance Service and East London NHS Foundation Trust have admitted breaching their duty of care after a musician died following a fall from a third-floor window.

Trust welcomes Good CQC rating for mental health service

By Lee Peart 28 April 2025

Brockfield House forensic service, which is run by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT), has been rated good again by the CQC.

BREAKING NEWS: Streeting defends record on mental health spending

By Lee Peart 08 April 2025

Secretary of state for health and social care Wes Streeting has defended the Government’s record on mental health spending.

Government urged to act on young people's mental health

By Lee Peart 08 April 2025

The Government has been urged to act now to avoid losing the next generation of young people to mental ill health

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Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

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