Category Archives: mental health
It's so wrong.
Fat cats milk the NHS yet doctors like me have to turn away the sick to save cash
No doubt you read with anger and disbelief the Mail exposé of the astronomical salaries some NHS managers are being given. Anyone who pays into the NHS would feel the same.
Carers of people with a mental illness feel the stigma too, says Cambridge expert
The carers of those with mental ill health often feel that stigma – real or imagined.
David Jordan
| Posted: April 08, 2015
Unfortunately, despite the promise of a substantial increase in the funding for mental health over the next five years, the funding of mental health services in Cambridgeshire has been one of the lowest in the country for decades.
Benefits assessment led to woman’s suicide says watchdog
The way a woman was assessed for benefits led to her suicide less than a month later, according to a mental health watchdog.
- From the section Scotland
The woman had a history of depression and was on significant medication, but scored zero points in a Work Capability Assessment (WCA), carried out by Atos.
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