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Carers should be routinely screened for depression
Carers ‘facing depression risk’
Saturday 11th May 2013, 8:40AM BST.
Carers should be routinely screened for depression and mental health problems, doctors’ leaders say.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) warned that carers often “neglect” their own healthcare, and found that around 40% experience depression or psychological problems.
Holding routine appointments and maintaining a carers’ register within GP practices could solve the “hidden” problem and prevent the £119 billion carers save the public purse being lost, the RCGP added.
Dr Clare Gerada, RCGP chairman, said: “Carers often neglect their own healthcare needs and in many cases it is only a matter of time before they themselves become ill.
Why is the NHS 'biased' towards mental health patients?
Paul Burstow: NHS is ‘biased’ against treating mental health
The NHS is “biased” against treating patients with depression and other mental health problems, wasting billions of pounds a year as their conditions grow worse, a former minister is warning.
By Tim Ross, Political Correspondent
6:00AM GMT 14 Mar 2013
Paul Burstow said families were paying the price as government figures showed spending on mental health services fell by 1 per cent last year.
Patients are suffering a “postcode lottery” in services across the country, with some areas spending three times more than others on therapies and treatment, he said.
The Lib Dem MP, who was the Care Minister until September’s reshuffle, is to lead a new Commission on mental health, backed by the think-tank CentreForum, which is launched today.
Writing for telegraph.co.uk, Mr Burstow said: “The NHS default remains stubbornly biased towards physical health – a terrible false economy at the expense of people’s lives, as well as the public purse.
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Cares
New mental health service for people in Cornwall
A new service has been set up to improve the mental health of people in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
BeMe is part of a national network of services known as ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT).
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly approved the new provider after a formal commissioning process at the end of 2012.
Neill Richardson, BeMe’s clinical lead, said his team offered a range of services to people experiencing anxiety and depression.
