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Questions over psychiatrist shortages amid assisted dying legislation changes

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater tabled changes last week involving the scrapping of a High Court judge in favour of a three-person expert panel.

Evening Standard

Call to close ‘mortality gap’ for people with severe mental illness

The Royal College of Psychiatrists called for action to prevent thousands from dying prematurely.

The Independent UK

Mabel Tannahill obituary

Other lives: Psychiatrist who established a new academic sub-department of psychological medicine in north Wales

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Why are increasing number of children in the UK receiving treatment for eating disorders

Royal College of Psychiatrists’ analysis shows all regions in England are failing to meet the government target for when patients should be seen.

The Independent UK

Huge rise in children getting treatment for eating disorders, psychiatrists warn

The Royal College of Psychiatrists analysis found an increase in children and teenagers seeking help

Wales Online

Rise in children getting treatment for eating disorders, psychiatrists warn

Royal College of Psychiatrists’ analysis shows all regions in England are failing to meet the Government target for when patients should be seen.

The Independent UK

Age discrimination leading to avoidable eating disorder deaths, government warned

Exclusive: ‘It’s astounding how long it takes for a government and politicians to wake up,’ says MP Wera Hobhouse

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A single document led to a £1m scam, 20 years of lies and eventually brought about a woman's downfall

Fake doctor Zholia Alemi has now been jailed

Manchester Evening News

Glasgow woman living with bipolar says cost of living has worsened mental health

Scotland's next first minister has been urged to increase spending on and staffing levels for mental health services after "deeply worrying" new research was released.

Glasgow Live

Half of Scots concerned about impact of cost of living crisis on mental health

Eighty-two per cent thought demand for mental health services will increase in the future.

Daily Record

Fraudster GUILTY of posing as a doctor for over twenty years after faking degree certificate

Zholia Alemi was convicted of "deliberate and wicked deception" which allowed her to practise over "potentially very vulnerable people", a judge said

Manchester Evening News

Don’t go ‘cold turkey’ when coming off antidepressants, experts warn

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said a staggered reduction could cut the likelihood and severity of withdrawal symptoms.

The Independent UK

Mental health patients left in dilapidated wards amid £677m repairs backlog

Exclusive: Bradford District Care NHS Trust left with sewage on its wards and dozens of patients sharing bathrooms

The Independent UK

Scots student who battled anorexia as teenager speaks out on mental health support failings

Abbie Bonnyman, 20, is frustrated with gaps in the system, after new research revealed that there is only one consultant psychiatrist for every 10,250 people in Scotland.

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The Guardian - UK

‘This cannot go on’: rise in under-18s on adult psychiatric wards in UK

Services struggle to meet the needs of children with mental health issues as adult units see 30% more admissions of younger people

Daily Mirror

Austerity George Osborne visits Downing Street as Rishi Sunak prepares to slash £50BILLION

The cuts-happy former Chancellor was spotted arriving for talks at 11 Downing Street as it emerged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt now has to fill a £50bn black hole

The Guardian - UK

Patients turning to A&E as wait times for NHS mental health treatment spiral

Royal College of Psychiatrists found patients’ mental health was deteriorating amid 12-week waits

The Guardian - UK

Little evidence that chemical imbalance causes depression, UCL scientists find

Researchers question use of antidepressants, prescribed to one in six UK adults

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Wales Online

Depression not caused by chemical imbalance, say scientists

Findings cast doubt over widespread use of antidepressants

The Independent UK

No ‘clear evidence’ depression is caused by low serotonin levels

NHS figures show that the number of people in England taking antidepressants continues to rise, with 8.3m patients receiving them in 2021/22.

The Independent UK

Britain’s mental health faces ‘threat of pandemic proportions’ from cost of living crisis

Royal College of Psychiatrists says £300m is needed to fund and prepare mental health services for ‘unprecedented challenge’ ahead

The Independent UK

Thousands of women given ‘dangerous’ electric shocks as mental health treatment in England

Exclusive: Figures fuel calls to ban or suspend use of electroconvulsive therapy on NHS

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'Inhumane': NHS mental health patients sent hundreds of miles - at cost of more than £1.7m in March alone in our area

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called the failure to end the use of "out-of-area placements" for mental health patients "a scandal"

The Guardian - UK

Failure to achieve mental health pledge in England ‘inhumane’, say psychiatrists

Patients have spent 200,000 days in ‘inappropriate’ out-of-area placements since target to end practice passed last April

The Independent UK

‘Mental health patients still treated far from home in inhumane practice’

The Royal College of Psychiatrists said the health service spent £102 million on inappropriate out-of-area placements last year.

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