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• Policy and issues | in Our campaigns
• 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.
• Mind comments on research into rates of escape from secure hospitals | in News Story
  The vast majority of mental health patients in low to medium secure mental health hospitals have committed no offence at all.
• Healthcare Commission reveals the extent to which acute mental health wards are failing patients | in News Story
• 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 Healthcare Commission investigations report | in News Story
  Mental health charity Mind welcomed the Healthcare Commission's Learning from investigations report, particularly its emphasis on safeguarding vulnerable adults and leadership.
• 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.
• Fit for their purpose | in Campaign report
  In order to operate effectively, psychiatric wards need to know what they are and what they aspire to be.
• Ward Watch | in Campaign report
  Mind's 2004 Ward Watch report revealed two extremes of hospital conditions.
• Mind comments on shocking true picture of mixed-sex wards and racial discrimination in NHS | in News Story
• Mental health service users need more help to stub out smoking | in News Story
• No respite for ministers until wards scandal is ended | in News Story
  Mental health wards should be the most safe and comforting of all places, yet at the moment, for many people they are the most fearful.
• 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
• 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.
• Inquiry report condemns hospital over fatal restraint | in News Story
  An inquiry report due for release on Monday is understood to be highly critical of the circumstances leading to the death of Geoffrey Hodgkins, a mental health patient at St James's Hospital in Portsmouth, in November 2004.
• Mind comments on Channel 4 Dispatches documentary | in News Story
  Dispatches has illustrated what service users have been telling Mind for years. Many mental health wards don't provide a safe environment, let alone a therapeutic one.
• Mind tells employers and NHS: improve environment to improve mental health | in News Story
• 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.
• 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 welcomes NHS investment to provide 'appropriate places of safety' | in News Story
  Mind responds positively to the Department of Health's announcement of £130 million capital investment in the outdated mental health estate.
• Code of Practice rejected in House of Lords ruling | in News Story
  Mind is appalled at the judgement given by The House of Lords allowing Ashworth Hospital to reject the Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice.
• 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.
• 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'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.
• Get well soon.... | in Blog Post
  A report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists found that half of people in hospital due to mental health problems do not receive any gifts or cards.
• Racial equality in mental health stuck at a standstill | in News Story
  The results of the Care Quality Commission's latest Count me in census.
• 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.
• Do TV hospital dramas reflect reality? | in Blog Post
  Shows such as Casualty are full of portrayals of unprofessionalism and poor conduct.
• Changing cultures on psychiatric wards | in Blog Post
  Why do some wards get it right where others don't?
• Political parent, psychiatric patient | in Blog Post
  A political activist blogs about election day from a psychiatric hospital.
• Mental Health Alliance issues first review of Deprivation of Liberty safeguards | in News Story
  Important safeguards designed to protect vulnerable people from being deprived of their liberty inappropriately are not being properly implemented, according the Mental Health Alliance.
• 'Dialogue was not the norm' | in Blog Post
  A Social Action for Health project found something critical missing from a men's psychiatric ward in East London: human interaction.
• 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?
• 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.
• My battle with schizophrenia and depression | in Blog Post
  Misty blogs for us about how being bullied at school became the start of a long battle with depression, schizophrenia and self harm. Now largely in recovery, she has a message for others who are struggling.
• Coping with stigma | in Blog Post
  Thomas blogs for us about the horrible treatment he received whilst struggling with a mental health problem. He shares the positive changes he’s made in his life and how he was able to get there.
• 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?
• I asked for help and was turned away | in Blog Post
  Liz blogs for us about her experience of being turned away from a crisis care service because she did not meet the criteria for treatment. She talks about the serious implications this had on her mental health and wellbeing.
• Homeless | in Blog Post
  Jules blogs for us about her experience of being discharged from hospital to appalling homeless shelter conditions. She also shares a personal victory she has achieved in campaigning for change.
• Hearing voices | in Blog Post
  Lucy blogs about her experience of hearing voices, she describes what it was like for her growing up, how she was able to talk to friends about it and how she manages now.
• 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.
• 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.
• How the Mind Infoline helped me in crisis | in Blog Post
  Adam blogs about the difficulties he experienced accessing crisis care in his local area. He talks about how it felt to be turned away and how the Mind Infoline helped him get the support he needed.