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• Mental health services failing young and old | in News Story
  Two reports published today by the Healthcare Commission show significant failings in the care and treatment offered to mental health service users over and under 65 years old.
• Investment in mental health essential as recession bites | in News Story
  Mind today welcomes the Government’s commitment to invest £93m in mental health services to prepare for the human cost of the recession.
• Mind says no more coercion to ‘No secrets’ consultation | in News Story
  Mind warns against more intervention by care staff into the lives of mental health service users.
• Justice at last on mixed sex wards scandal | in News Story
  Today the Health Secretary Alan Johnson has announced a package of measures aimed at eliminating mixed sex wards.
• Still no progress: mixed sex wards and racial inequalities | in News Story
  Patient research released today by the Healthcare Commission has revealed that a shocking 68 per cent of mental health inpatients are still being housed on mixed sex wards.
• Mind comments on the indignity of mixed sex wards | in News Story
  A report by the Conservative Party reveals that patients with mental health problems continue to suffer the indignity of being accommodated on mixed sex wards.
• Mind wins important legal battle over patients' 'right to life' | in News Story
  Yesterday, in a major victory for patients and their families, the House of Lords ruled that people detained under the Mental Health Act have the same ‘right to life’ as those in prison.
• Government delays put patients at risk | in News Story
  Patients who will be subjected to new compulsory powers under the Mental Health Act face being denied access to critical support and protection.
• Mind comments on Healthcare Commission Community Mental Health Survey | in News Story
  There are still significant numbers of people with long-term health needs who are not involved in planning their care.
• Healthcare Commission reveals the extent to which acute mental health wards are failing patients | in News Story
• Mind comments on the Darzi Review | in News Story
  Lord Darzi has today set the course for future mental health care with a review that for the first time puts mental health at the heart of the NHS.
• Mind comments on the Government's new strategy for volunteers | in News Story
  The contribution that volunteers make in supporting health and social care services cannot be underestimated.
• Mind welcomes King's Fund report on mental health | in News Story
  Today's report makes a robust economic case to invest more broadly in mental health because it's worth it.
• New health and social care complaints system does not go far enough | in News Story
  Mental health charity Mind believes that the Government's reforms to the health and social care complaints system are insufficient to address serious complaints on mental health wards.
• Mind comments on a new report that shows patients are living in fear | in News Story
  A Mental Health Act Commission report out today highlights the shocking level of fear and intimidation that patients experience on mental health wards.
• Hospital stays - putting safety first | in Mental health services and social care
  Some hospital environments are so unsafe and inappropriate that they hinder rather than help recovery. MInd is lobbying for in inpatient care to be safe, therapeutic and backed up by well-trained staff and patient consultation.
• Long-term depression | in Mental health services and social care
  Long-term depression is very unpleasant for those who have it as difficulties with work, family and social lives are common. Mind has teamed up with University College London to look at the way recurrent or enduring depression is treated in primary care.
• Real lives | in Men and mental health
  Three men talk about their experiences of mental health problems.
• MindThink | in Reports and resources
  MindThink is looking at the future direction of mental health policy.
• A convenient truth | in Campaign report
  Homicide by mental health patients has become a rare event in England and Wales, say Olav Nielssen and Matthew Large.
• Fighting fit | in Campaign report
  The UK is facing a mental health time-bomb by neglecting veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, says Jason Beckford-Ball
• How can I help you? | in Campaign report
  What's the difference between Prince Charles and a psychiatric patient? asks Rachel Perkins
• Changing the culture? | in Campaign report
  'Changing the culture' is the latest theme or fad. I hadn't realised that those working within the psychiatric system had any 'culture' to change.
• The lion's cage | in Campaign report
  ForUs, a mental health user group, has successfully challenged the traditional power base of service providers within their local borough in Wales.
• Mental health patients neglected and forgotten | in News Story
  A shocking report from the Mental Health Act Commission reveals the shameful conditions of many of our mental health wards where poor practice is entrenched, staff are overstretched and often lack the basic skills to prevent tragedies occurring.
• Men and mental health: Get it off your chest | in Campaign report
  Mind's report shows that men’s help-seeking behaviour is different from women’s, with men being less likely to seek help for both emotional and physical problems.
• We need to talk | in Campaign report
  Psychological therapies are known to be effective for treating a wide range of mental health conditions. However, availability of cognitive behavioural therapy and other evidence-based therapies on the NHS is extremely limited.
• While we are waiting | in Campaign report
  Waiting times for psychological therapies on the NHS for people with mental health problems have long been acknowledged to be too long.
• Ward Watch | in Campaign report
  Mind's 2004 Ward Watch report revealed two extremes of hospital conditions.
• MindThink report 1: Putting the soul back into psychiatry | in Campaign report
  How does psychiatry related to service users? Does the training of psychiatrists equip them to work effectively in the modern world? Can psychiatry operate across cultural boundaries? Can it take religious beliefs seriously?
• Troubled mental health trust symptomatic of failings nationwide | in News Story
  A damning report from the Care Quality Commission has found multiple failings in inpatient care for patients at West London Mental Health Trust.
• MindThink report 2: Chance would be a fine thing | in Campaign report
  How do we balance consumer choice with adequate protection from exploitation? How do we weigh up the desire for personal autonomy against the duty of care and the need to manage risk in service provision?
• Prescription charges review | in Campaign report
  Mind's response to written evidence to Professor Ian Gilmore's review.
• New Horizons an opportunity to build a healthier, happier nation | in News Story
  The Government has launched New Horizons, a major new consultation on mental health.
• A chance in a generation | in Blog Post
  The Government's New Horizons consultation on the future of mental health services is a pivotal moment for the lives of millions of people.
• Rise in antidepressant prescriptions...and prescription charges | in Blog Post
  The Evening Standard tells us that the recession has resulted in a dramatic rise in the prescription of antidepressants.
• Can pets improve your mental health? | in Blog Post
  Conversations about cats seem to be all the rage at Mind at the moment...
• Mind comments on the closure of Henderson Hospital | in News Story
  Payment by results, which is used to reward good practice in NHS trusts is not used to measure mental health services because it is considered too difficult to define a 'successful outcome' of mental health treatment.
• Mental healthcare in 2007: a bleak picture? | in News Story
• Black and Minority Ethnic leaders call for service reconfiguration and training to end racism in the NHS | in News Story
  On World Mental Health Day, Black and Minority Ethnic leaders call for service reconfiguration and training to end racism in the NHS
• Mind comments on Lord Darzi report | in News Story
  The proposals outlined in Lord Darzi's interim review present an excellent opportunity to put mental health services at the heart of NHS plans.
• Janet Dean MP addresses mental health needs at Mind's Rural Conference | in News Story
  Although most people perceive country life as a healthier, stress-free alternative to life in the city, problems of greater isolation and poverty in remote areas mean that some groups in rural communities are at high risk of developing mental distress.
• Mind responds to Healthcare Commission report into community mental health services | in News Story
  We are pleased that more people are now being offered copies of their care plans, that access to emergency out of hours care over the phone is growing and that many people are experiencing improved relationships with their psychiatrists.
• Mind comments on Age Concern inquiry into mental health and wellbeing in later life | in News Story
• Mind comments on Healthcare Commission report into adult mental healthcare services | in News Story
• Go Green to beat the blues | in News Story
  Leading mental health charity Mind today launches a groundbreaking new report which sets a new green agenda for mental health.
• Survey reveals grim reality of inpatient care | in News Story
  Patient census uncovers appalling scale of mixed-sex wards scandal and widespread racial discrimination in mental health care
• Mind comments on regulation of healthcare professionals | in News Story
  Mind has welcomed the Government's proposals announced today into the regulation of healthcare professionals following a number of high profile cases of abuse.
• Dual diagnosis problem needs resources as well as guidance | in News Story
• Mind reveals postcode lottery of access to talking therapies | in News Story
  Phone interviews with GPs and practice managers conducted by Mind have revealed the postcode lottery of access to talking therapies.
• Department of Health announcement is a first step towards improved patient safety | in News Story
  Mind has been highlighting the problem of unsafe wards for a long time. We are glad that moves are now being made towards better inpatient safety.
• NHS failing to act on talking therapies clinical guidance, says new report | in News Story
  The NHS is failing millions of people by ignoring clinical guidelines on psychological therapies, a group of charities warn in a report published today.
• Mind welcomes 'information on prescription' pilots | in News Story
  Mind today warmly welcomed the Department of Health's announcement that money would be made available for pilot schemes providing fuller information to mental health and cancer patients.
• Mind tells employers and NHS: improve environment to improve mental health | in News Story
• Mind comments on Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health survey of NHS mental health trust finance directors | in News Story
  The Sainsbury Centre's timely report adds to the growing evidence for what we already know - that when it comes to money, mental health is always last in line.
• Pressure forces Government into releasing shock sexual abuse report | in News Story
  Delayed data show alarming levels of sexual abuse and rape in mental healthcare.
• Mind condemns scandal of sexual abuse on mental health wards - data withheld by Government | in News Story
  A shocking patient safety report leaked today indicates the scandal of widespread sexual harassment, abuse, and rape on mental health wards.
• Charities unite to support call for talking therapies for all who need them on the NHS | in News Story
  Access to evidence-based talking therapies for those who need them should be as big a priority for the NHS as any other proven and cost-effective treatment.
• New mums failed by services | in News Story
• Mind supports mental health nursing review recommendations | in News Story
• Mind responds to consultation launch on emergency changes to Mental Health Act | in News Story
  The Department of Health are considering making temporary changes to the Act to allow for potential mental health staff shortages as a result of pandemic flu.
• Mind comments on Mental Health Act Commission report | in News Story
  Mind warns against connecting NHS funding with community service funding.
• Why the wellbeing of NHS staff is so important | in Blog Post
  NHS employees take more sick days than anywhere else in the public sector.
• Gordon - keep your prescription promise! | in Blog Post
  Exactly one year ago, Gordon Brown vowed to scrap prescription charges for all people with long term conditions.
• The Bournemouth effect? | in Blog Post
  The party conference season has kicked off with the Lib Dems in Bournemouth. This is a good conference venue - sea air, pleasant walks and friendly people. Or so we thought....
• Mental health patients seen but not heard | in News Story
  Mind comments on the mental health acute inpatient users survey published by the Care Quality Commission.
• Appalling conditions still plague England's mental health hospitals | in News Story
  Mind responds to the results of the first independent inspections of hospital cleanliness in England, undertaken by the Healthcare Commission.
• Mind exposes severe neglect of older people | in News Story
  New research highlights services cut-off, lack of treatment choice, age discrimination by GPs, lack of suicide prevention policy, high levels of ECT, and diagnosis failure.
• Mind comments on Healthcare Commission report | in News Story
  Mind welcomes any indication that mental health service users are experiencing an improved level of care, but this report shows that there remain significant areas for concern.
• Mind releases latest drugs report: Coping with coming off exposes serious difficulties in doctor-patient relationship | in News Story
  Of patients interviewed, 40 per cent saw their GPs as "not helpful" in the process, making them the least helpful source of advice and support, with 10 per cent stating that GPs "made things worse".
• Mind response to launch of Chief Nursing Officer's review of mental health nursing | in News Story
  As the largest professional group in mental health services, mental health nurses have a significant impact on how service users experience care and treatment.
• Last set of NHS star ratings show progress still to be made in mental healthcare | in News Story
  Only 25 per cent of mental health trusts achieved top three star rating.
• Mind response to launch of Chief Nursing Officer's review of mental health nursing | in News Story
  As the largest professional group in mental health services, mental health nurses have a significant impact on how service users experience care and treatment.
• Mental health services still falling behind | in News Story
  The annual report to Parliament on the state of healthcare in England and Wales focused for the first time on the experience of patients.
• Mental health services still falling behind | in News Story
  The annual report to Parliament on the state of healthcare in England and Wales focused for the first time on the experience of patients.
• Mind response to Department of Health report on mental health investment | in News Story
  Mind welcomes the recent increase in funding and community services for mental health as reported by the Department of Health, which we hope will benefit the many thousands of service users in the UK.
• Mind's Ward Watch findings justified by new reports | in News Story
  Mind published the results of its Ward Watch survey in September 2004 revealing deeply disturbing levels of abuse, harrassment and fear amongst mental health service users on inpatient wards.
• Mind welcomes Government's commitment to 'Delivering Race Equality' but highlights concerns on key issues | in News Story
  However, while commending the Government's stated commitment to reducing racial discrimination in the NHS, Mind continues to highlight concerns over the potential lack of delivery on a number of key issues.
• The elderly are the happiest...but badly served | in Blog Post
  Images of a 'silver surfer' generation living in retirement bliss do not hold true for the entire elderly population.
• Social care: saving the state money | in Blog Post
  Far too few people with experience of mental distress are entitled to access social care.
• Are antidepressants helpful for only severe depression? | in Blog Post
  Research from the USA suggests that antipressants don't lift mild depression.
• Why I love being an inpatient | in Blog Post
  The chance of a break from having to internally manage my self-demolition urges is irresistible.
• Men and mental health conference | in News Story
  Mind and Men's Health Forum are running a conference on how men's mental health needs can be met.
• Protest calls for Gordon to keep his prescription promise! | in News Story
  Campaigners gathered outside Parliament to call on Gordon Brown to keep his promise to scrap charges for those with long term conditions.
• Is the medical model really so evil? | in Blog Post
  I can't swan around saying that the drugs don't work, because all too frequently they do.
• Services for servicemen | in Blog Post
  Figures from the charity Combat Stress suggest the rate of mental distress among veterans is on the rise.
• Do TV hospital dramas reflect reality? | in Blog Post
  Shows such as Casualty are full of portrayals of unprofessionalism and poor conduct.
• Sarah's story | in Case Study
  I don’t know why I experience depression. What is important is that I now recognise it as an illness, rather than seeing myself as a useless failure, and can therefore recover to better health.
• Changing cultures on psychiatric wards | in Blog Post
  Why do some wards get it right where others don't?
• Why I choked on my breakfast cereal this morning... | in Blog Post
  Days after parties pledged to protect them, mental health services are already being targeted for extra spending cuts.
• Achieving race equality in mental health | in Blog Post
  The five-year plan for addressing the ethnic inequalities in the mental health system is coming to a close. Has it worked? You tell us.
• Mental health merry-go-round | in Blog Post
  GPs and mental health teams need to do a better job managing the expectations of their patients.
• In praise of day centres | in Blog Post
  Guest blogger Marion Janner overcomes her day centre discrimination.
• New look NHS must deliver on mental health | in News Story
  The Government has outlined proposals to overhaul the structure of the NHS including transferring the responsibility for commissioning to GPs.
• Health White Paper | in Mental health services and social care
  The Government’s health white paper sets out major changes to the National Health Service in England. Mind is responding and we would like to know your views.
• Benefits, employment and the future of the NHS at the Labour Party Conference | in Blog Post
  Our Chief Executive reports back from the Labour Party Conference in Manchester
• Waiting more than a year? We need to talk now. | in Blog Post
  We're making the case to Government that everyone should have access to the right psychological therapies within 28 days.
• Please, I’m desperate. Can somebody help me? | in Blog Post
  Our guest blogger writes of the real cost of inadequate talking therapies in her area.
• The future of mental health services? Don’t forget the current failures. | in Blog Post
  Is abuse committed when people are in the care of mental health services is somehow less of a crime?
• Mind supports Frontline First | in Blog Post
  Mind supports the RCN’s Frontline First campaign because of the vital mental health care provided by nurses.
• Government commitment to widening NHS access to psychological therapies welcomed | in News Story
  News on improvements planned for access to psychological therapies announced by Minister of State for Care Services Paul Burstow.
• Health care for all? | in Blog Post
  On International Human Rights Day, Mind's Refugee and Asylum Project Worker considers inequalities in the current mental health system for asylum seekers in Britain.
• Health and social care bill | in Blog Post
  The changes to health and social care policy are perhaps the most radical of all the coalition government proposals. What impact will the bill have on mental health services and the people who use them?
• Charting antidepressant use in England | in Blog Post
  Is a map of antidepressant prescriptions a good indicator of how many people are being treated for depression?
• Your chance to speak out on changes to the NHS | in Blog Post
  Mind's CEO will report back to the Government on the views of patients and service users on proposed reforms to health and social care services. Find out the latest on the 'listening exercise' and how to have your say on the future of the NHS.
• Staying sane while keeping other people sane | in Blog Post
  Zarathustra shares his tips for how mental health professionals can keep well at work. Part of our series on mental health at work.
• The end of the NHS listening exercise | in Blog Post
  Paul Farmer, Mind's CEO, on sitting on the Future Forum panel, and what today's recommendations mean for people who use mental health services.
• Coping with borderline in a time of healthcare cuts | in Blog Post
  Glen blogs about the difference one caring health professional can make, and what happens when that support ends.
• New study finds increased role for practice nurses in treating depression has mutual benefits | in News Story
  Mind, in association with the Royal College of Nursing, today releases new findings that show structured contact with practice nurses can help people with chronic and recurrent depression in their recovery.
• Care doesn't need to be scary | in Blog Post
  A timely and supportive response to a person in crisis can make all the difference. As part of our acute and crisis care campaign, Krishna a current inpatient, writes about his passage through services.
• A step forward for inpatient rights | in Blog Post
  Mind's CEO Paul Farmer welcomes a landmark Supreme Court judgement, which promises greater protection for people with mental health problems who admit themselves to hospital voluntarily.
• Why we need better crisis care | in Blog Post
  Mike blogs about his experience of crisis care before heading in to Parliament this afternoon to meet his MP.
• Mental health organisations welcome decision to retain mental health amendment | in News Story
  A coalition of mental health organisations last week welcomed the House of Commons’ decision to give mental health a higher priority in the new health system in England.
• No decision about me, without me | in Blog Post
  ”We should be able to define what we want and feel comfortable in sharing those thoughts with our GP… It shouldn’t be down to professionals to tell me what I should achieve as recovery.”
• A tough transition | in Blog Post
  Today Anna shares her story of how moving from child mental health services to adult mental health services gave her the determination she needed to move towards recovery.
• Why I'm supporting Mind's crisis care campaign | in Blog Post
  Today, Elene blogs for us about how a lack of staffing and resources impacted on her time in crisis care. She asks an all important question - what happens to people who don't have additional support from their families?
• Waiting in crisis | in Blog Post
  Rachel blogs for us about her experience of waiting in A&E for crisis care. She talks about being kept waiting late at night in an intimidating setting and the impact this had on her experience in crisis.
• Feeling out of control in crisis care | in Blog Post
  Paul blogs for us about his experience of being in crisis and having no say in what happened to him through the process. He talks about how the plans he made were ignored and how he often found staff too busy to engage with his needs.
• An Inspector Calls | in Blog Post
  Today Edith, a Care Quality Commission (CQC) Inspector, blogs for us about how important feedback from the public is, and how the CQC respond to the feedback they receive.
• The importance of local crisis care services | in Blog Post
  Liz blogs for us about the need for better crisis care services locally. As part of our campaign, she talks about the difficulties for families and individuals when they're not given choice and control and when the nearest service is simply too far away.
• I waited and waited, the staff were just too busy | in Blog Post
  James blogs in support of our crisis care campaign, he talks about the horrible experience of waiting in A&E, waiting to be seen, waiting for support and waiting for someone to show him kindness and compassion in crisis.
• I just wanted to be taken seriously | in Blog Post
  Kate blogs about her experience of approaching crisis and seeking support from A&E, she talks about her struggle to be taken seriously and treated with the reassurance and kindness she needed.
• My crisis care team were brilliant, but very over stretched | in Blog Post
  Naomi blogs for us about her experience of approaching crisis following the births of her children. She talks about the kind and compassionate support she received, but the urgent need for increased resources.
• It’s time to put respect for human rights at the heart of the NHS | in Blog Post
  Emma blogs: "...the Francis Report will raise many questions about the future of the NHS."
• The NHS needs to respect our human rights | in Blog Post
  Respect for human rights should underpin everything the NHS does and should be at the heart of any reforms following the Francis Report, blogs Paul Farmer.
• Overcoming the power of an eating disorder | in Blog Post
  Rachel from our communications team blogs for Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
• Everybody knows somebody | in Blog Post
  "Anyone can develop an eating disorder" - Chloe and Charlotte, Assistant Psychologists from the Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service, blog for Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2013.