Drug deaths in England and Wales rise for eighth consecutive year
Ian Hamilton, associate professor of addiction at the University of York and Niamh Eastwood, associate member of the drug and…
Mental Health
Survey reveals gaps in counselling offered by schools
Only half of teachers say their school can offer pupils on-site mental-health counselling in wake of pandemic, according to a new…
Care England calls for more transparency from CQC
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revised its ‘registering the right support’ guidance in an attempt to make it clearer…
Older people missing out on ‘talking therapies’
Older people are not using the various ‘talking therapies’ on offer to help with mental health issues, according to a…
Addiction experts call for UK ban of Xanax on the web
One of the UK’s leading addiction recovery support services is calling for online sales of the anxiety drug Xanax to…
UK regulator strengthens opioid warnings
Stronger warnings about the risk of dependence and addiction to be added to the patient information leaflet and discussed with…
Burnout can make empathising with patients difficult
Damien Ridge, Professor of Health Studies, University of Westminster explains how burnout can make it difficult for healthcare staff to empathise…
Feature: Addiction services not equipped to treat the 8m people drinking at high risk during pandemic
Addiction services in England are not equipped to treat the soaring numbers of people drinking at high risk during the…
