NHS staff took more than 625,000 sick days for mental health in one month, according to new government data. Anxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric reasons accounted for a third of all ...

The number of new and expectant mums receiving support for mental health issues has risen by a third over the last year – and has nearly doubled in the past three years, according to new NHS England ...

NHS England will now review the Taskforce’s final recommendations with colleagues across government, building on progress already made since the interim report to continue improving ADHD care ...

One in five girls aged 16 in the United Kingdom were in touch with mental health services in 2023-2024, part of a million-strong cohort of children aged 17 and younger seeking NHS mental health ...

Anyone experiencing a mental health emergency will benefit from more tailored emergency care and support in the community through specialized mental health ambulances, more crisis services, and ...

The Lampard Inquiry is investigating more than 2,000 patient deaths in Essex over a 24-year period. It is England's first ...

Research from the University of Bath, funded by Cancer Research UK, published on No Smoking Day 2025, shows that integrating smoking cessation support into NHS Talking Therapies for depression and ...

Life-saving opportunities to prevent suicide among autistic people are being missed because systemic barriers make it difficult for them to access NHS support during times of mental health crisis, ...

The NHS has become “reliant” on private companies, charities and social enterprises to deliver routine mental health care, a think tank has warned. New analysis by the King’s Fund found more than one ...

A BBC investigation finds that a host of areas in England are closing waiting lists and others are rationing care.

A borough must take urgent action to address widespread systematic failures in its special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services, a report has found. Ofsted and the Care Quality ...

A top cop has told how he used to hide in the toilets at work thinking “please don’t ring me” due to crippling anxiety. Inspector Stephen Foster has given a brutally honest account of his battles with ...