Bill Davis: UK NewsStories from United Kingdom news sources.Mental health care 'not holistic' (UK)- June 30, 2005 BBC story - "People with severe mental illness are still receiving worryingly sub-standard levels of physical care, a report says. Experts believe poor physical care contributes towards a three times higher rate of premature death among those with severe mental problems. This group is at greater risk of physical illness, often due to their mental illness and lifestyle factors. Among those contributing to the report are mental health charities Rethink and Sane, and the Royal College of...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4625957.stm New moves to spot mental illness (UK)- June 20, 2005 BBC story - "Health officials have launched a trail blazing drive aimed at spotting early signs of mental illness. The Mental Health First Aid scheme is aimed at health service staff, job centres, colleges, voluntary groups, and the police and ambulance services. The push, developed in Australia, was tested in Scotland last year..."http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4107322.stm Mental health 'must be priority' (UK)- June 14, 2005 BBC story - "Maintaining good mental health should be considered to be as important as keeping physically fit, a report says. The Institute for Public Policy Research said progress was being made with how it was treated and perceived. But researchers said the issue needed to be brought more into the mainstream if it was to escape the stereotype of mentally ill people being dangerous. The Department of Health said mental health was one of its top priorities along with heart disease and...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4088378.stm Community care has led to loss of staff from psychiatric wards (UK)- June 2, 2005 May 28 British Medical Journal news story - "A new report indicates that the growing emphasis on caring for mental health patients in the community is having a serious effect on hospital care, leading to an exodus of staff and worsening conditions for inpatients. The survey, by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, was commissioned by the National Institute for Mental Health in England and is one of the most detailed assessments of hospital care ever carried out in England, covering...http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/330/7502/1227?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=... |