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Four in 10 patients waiting ‘too long’ for community mental health services

Four in 10 patients waiting ‘too long’ for community mental health services

Malnutrition & Mental Health – promotional for UK HCPs

Breaking free: Exploring new stop smoking medications for a smoke-free future

Breaking free: Exploring new stop smoking medications for a smoke-free future

Smoking rates fall most significantly in the North of England

Smoking rates fall most significantly in the North of England

High levels of mental distress among benefits claimants

High levels of mental distress among benefits claimants

Mythbuster: ‘Talking therapy is a waste of time, I need antidepressants’

Mythbuster: ‘Talking therapy is a waste of time, I need antidepressants’

Adults with depression accrue long-term physical conditions at a faster rate

Adults with depression accrue long-term physical conditions at a faster rate

Study reveals successful mental health interventions for school-aged children

Study reveals successful mental health interventions for school-aged children

Thousands of delayed discharge days due to care home placement waits

Thousands of delayed discharge days due to care home placement waits

Alcohol-related deaths reach record high in the UK

Alcohol-related deaths reach record high in the UK

Adverse childhood experiences in firstborns linked to poor mental health in siblings

Adverse childhood experiences in firstborns linked to poor mental health in siblings

Nurses should ask at-risk patients about gambling, says final NICE guideline

Nurses should ask at-risk patients about gambling, says final NICE guideline

Healthcare improvements needed for autistic transgender or gender-diverse patients

Healthcare improvements needed for autistic transgender or gender-diverse patients

Adults with ADHD ‘living shorter lives than they should’, study suggests

Adults with ADHD ‘living shorter lives than they should’, study suggests

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may cut risk of dementia and other conditions

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may cut risk of dementia and other conditions

Supported weight management may improve long Covid symptoms

Supported weight management may improve long Covid symptoms

Certain combinations of long-term health conditions reduce quality of life

Certain combinations of long-term health conditions reduce quality of life

International Nurses Day 2025 to centre on staff wellbeing

International Nurses Day 2025 to centre on staff wellbeing

Supporting people with dementia to navigate hospital admissions

Supporting people with dementia to navigate hospital admissions

Hospital navigator schemes give young people a better chance against violence

Hospital navigator schemes give young people a better chance against violence

MPs to examine community mental health nursing services in new inquiry

MPs to examine community mental health nursing services in new inquiry

General practice nurses encouraged to seek wellbeing support during winter months

General practice nurses encouraged to seek wellbeing support during winter months

Impact on child of anniversary of a parent’s death by suicide

Impact on child of anniversary of a parent’s death by suicide

Psychosis risk can increase with cannabis use despite genetics

Psychosis risk can increase with cannabis use despite genetics

Vaping while smoking is unlikely to help users quit

Vaping while smoking is unlikely to help users quit

High cardiorespiratory fitness linked to lower risk of dementia

High cardiorespiratory fitness linked to lower risk of dementia