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GPs are giving too many older people antidepressants when they are struggling with depression and should be prescribing talking therapies more than they are. Family doctors too often avoid talking to patients over the age of 65 about depression and do not have time to explore and treat the condition properly. Almost one in ten…
Poor mental health in children and young people has been described as an epidemic and an “escalating crisis”. The number of children seeking help from Camhs (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) in England has more than doubled in the past two years. It is difficult to establish how much of this represents young people…
More than 1,000 10 to 19-year-olds were admitted to hospital with knife wounds in 2017/18. The NHS England figure, reveals 54% rise in the number of children and teenagers treated for injuries from knives over five years. Hospital admissions for all injuries caused by an assault with a knife or a sharp object have gone…
Drug-resistant superbugs are as big as a threat as climate change, a new twenty-year plan will be done to tackle the problem. The overuse of antibiotics is making infections harder to treat and leading to thousands of deaths a year through drug-resistant superbugs. The government plans to change the way it funds drug companies to…
Survival rates for teenagers and young adults with cancer are improving in England, particularly for those with leukaemia and bone cancer. Survival rates for teenagers and young adults with cancer are improving in England, particularly for those with leukaemia and bone cancer. This has been found after a report was done by Public Health England…
One third of children and young people with mental health conditions receive the treatment they need from NHS. Many are turned away because they are not ill enough, others are facing long waits and it could be years before this all changes. Reports show that getting the right staff in the right place was a…
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