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MENTAL HEALTH

Suicide prevention training rolled out for mental health staff

By Lee Peart 12 September 2025

New suicide prevention training has been rolled-out for all NHS mental health staff this week.

PREVENTION

Committee launches early years sector inquiry

By Lee Peart 04 September 2025

The Education Committee has launched an inquiry into the early years sector.

MENTAL HEALTH

NHS 'too reliance' on independent sector for mental health care

By Liz Wells 29 August 2025

A significant proportion of routine NHS mental health care is being outsourced to private companies, charities and other independent providers, a new study finds.

MENTAL HEALTH

Major investment needed to overhaul 'inconsistent' mental health crisis care

By Liz Wells 20 August 2025

Crisis and inpatient mental health services require a ‘major overhaul’ to provide care which is timely, compassionate and effective, a new report concludes.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Council pledges improvements to 'inconsistent' SEND services

By Lee Peart 13 August 2025

Kirklees Council has pledged to make SEND services improvements after being rated inconsistent by inspectors.

ICB

ICB awards integrated contract for mental health services

By Lee Peart 01 August 2025

NHS Kent and Medway ICB has awarded Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) a single integrated contract for adult, children and adolescent mental health services.

MATERNITY

Up to 85,000 new mothers suffering postnatal depression, warns RCPsych

By Lee Peart 25 July 2025

Up to 85,000 new mothers in England, or 15% of those giving birth, may have suffered postnatal depression in 2024, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych).

MENTAL HEALTH

Recently formed trust's mental health wards rated requires improvement

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

North London NHS Foundation Trust’s (NLFT) mental health wards have been rated requires improvement following a CQC inspection in February and March.

MENTAL HEALTH

Nearly half of drug-caused deaths in healthcare workers involved hospital medications

By Liz Wells 24 July 2025

Nearly half of drug-caused deaths by healthcare workers involved drugs that were obtained from their place of work, new research finds.

ICB

MPs call for end to long waits for autism and ADHD assessments

By Lee Peart 22 July 2025

The Health and Social Care Committee has called for Government action to end long waits for autism and ADHD assessments for children and young people.