When people look for things that are rare, they aren’t all that good at finding them. And it turns out that the reverse is also true: When people look for something common, they will often think they see it even when it isn’t there. A new report published online on January 14th in Current Biology, [...]

New core standards for Assistant Practitioners are published today by Skills for Health, the Sector Skills Council for healthcare.
The standards were developed in response to requests from employers and commissioners concerned at variation in the responsibilities, education and training of staff employed in the role.

A shocking 92 per cent of the British public believes that admitting to having a mental illness would damage someone’s career [1].
The three careers most damaged were doctors (56 per cent), emergency services (54 per cent) and teachers (48 per cent). However, only 21 per cent of respondents thought that it would be damaging to [...]

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) commented on a new report by the Care Quality Commission into the West London Mental Health NHS Trust. The report found significant problems at a number of sites including a lack of beds, low staffing levels and serious threats to patient safety.

As the Government sets out proposals to reform social care, leading mental health charity Mind welcomes the move to simplify the process and create a fairer system for the many thousands of people with mental health problems who currently pay for social care services.