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Updated: updated to reflect the launch of, and link to, MindEd Issue Poor mental health is the largest cause of disability in the UK. It’s also closely connected with other problems, including poor physical health and problems in other areas...

Figures from 43 trusts show real terms cut in mental health funding of 8.25% over course of parliament Community teams cut 5% while referrals up 20% Senior coroner issued warning on crisis team funding after patient suicide Some teams handling caseloads...

2013 was a year which saw a lot of important developments in Psychiatry. The arrival of DSM-5 was accompanied by a rich debate about the nature of diagnosis and a reflection on the revisions in the new manual. In the UK there was strong political support...

NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, and the Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Old Age Faculty, highlight the need for age appropriate psychiatry for the elderly: Mental health services for older people...

1983 Stephanie Anne Lloyd, marketing manager, was referred by a Manchester doctor to Russell Reid at Charing Cross GIC. Afterwards she would create Transformation retail shops for trans persons in Manchester and later London. Ashley Robin, who had stepped...