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CHANGES TO ASSESSMENT WILL AFFECT ALL OF US

Donna Kemp, lecturer, University of Huddersfield @DonnaJKemp

New NHS gambling addiction service launches

A new NHS gambling support service has been launched

Steep rise seen in number of mental health incidents dealt with by police

The number of mental health incidents dealt with by

Primary care service improves outcomes and saves money

A psychological treatment service working in GP surgeries

Call to end parent punishment over child mental ill health

The mental health charity Mind has called on the government

Lack of GP training leaves people in the dark on side-effects of psychiatric medication

People prescribed medication for their mental health

MHN lead professional officer update

Dave Munday, Unite in Health @davidamunday

Ethnicity matters: Cultural competence in mental health care

It is well known that poor mental health is a significant

Suicides rise for the first time in five years

New data released by the Office for National Statistics shows an sharp increase in deaths

Cognitive neuroscience, metaphor and pictures: part 1

James B Turner Principal lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University Richard Ralley Senior lecturer, University of East London Correspondence:james.turner@shu.ac.uk

Inside the mind of... Yvonne Coghill CBE

Mental Health Nursing meets the director of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard and deputy president of the RCN @yvonnecoghill1

From soldier to student: a veteran’s experience

Since the cessation of nursing bursaries in 2016 there