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A spray that has ketamine-like properties has been denied further use by the NHS, despite it lifting users moods in a few hours. The National Institute for Health and Care and Excellence (NICE) says “there are too many uncertainties about the correlation between the price and clinical benefits of esketamine.” It’s only ever used for…
The £9.3 million mental health program will launch for every school and college in England. It will help students struggling with mental health to get more care and support in schools plus colleges. Every school, college and any other provision will be offered training through a series of workshops as part of the Link Programme. …
A new text service for people who are feeling suicidal or facing a mental health crisis has been launched by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The royals are calling for 3,000 members of the public to train as online counsellors. Prince William said a low-key trail of Shout has already taken place. It saw…
Britain has one of the lowest numbers of hospital beds in Europe for young people struggling with serious mental health problems. Britain has a 9.4 specialist inpatients bed per 100,000 young people for those who are struggling with conditions such as anxiety, depression, psychosis, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. The UK is placed 18th in a…
England’s top doctors said practitioners offering cosmetic procedures should have training to help them protect vulnerable clients. Prof Stephen Powis believes providers should be officially registered and trained to spot people with mental-health issues or struggling with body image. 100 out of 1,000 practitioners are currently registered, a charity said that procedures such as botox…
Spending on children’s mental health services has fallen in real terms by more than a third in areas of England. A report by the Children’s Commissioner found spending had risen by 17% overall but many children will face a ‘postcode lottery’ of provision. There are great differences in spendings per child in different parts of England….
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