Mental Health

Over 2.8 million people were recorded as being “in contact” with secondary mental health services in 2019-20.

Many in the UK are struggling to maintain a positive mental outlook during the current lockdown, a recent Ipsos MORI poll reveals.

Nearly half of adults with asthma also diagnosed with a psychological condition, according to a new survey. 

The final report of the Commission for Equality in Mental Health has found that mental health inequalities mirror wider economic and social inequalities. 

Seventy-two per cent of pharmacists say their work is having a negative impact on their mental health while nine-tenths are at high risk of burnout.

This year's Self Care Week is promoting the importance of looking after wellbeing during the second lockdown. 

Pharmacists and support staff in England are set to benefit from extra £15 million in mental health funding.

The number of children who are likely to have experienced a mental disorder in the last three years has risen.

The number of people receiving psychopharmaceuticals in England increased between 2015/16 and 2019/20.

Almost all skin disease patients report an impact on mental wellbeing but support is lacking, a study finds. 

Priadel 200mg and 400mg modified release tablets are to be discontinued, with all remaining supplies expected to run out by April of next year. 

Adults are twice as likely to have suffered from depressive symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic than they were before.

The Government has announced plans to train and recruit 50 community-based mental health pharmacists in England as part of the new NHS People Plan.

Half a million people with cancer in the UK have been too scared to leave the house since lockdown started on 23 March, a survey shows.

A pharmacist and academic has called for pharmacists to be given formal training on suicide prevention.  

Pharmacy teams are among those who can access Public Health England’s new psychological first aid (PFA) training course.

A pharmacist says he gets about 20 calls a week during the coronavirus pandemic from people with mental health problems.

Workload, safety fears and rising costs are taking a huge toll on community pharmacists’ mental health as they grapple with the pandemic.

PHE is supporting the public's mental health with a new campaign 'Now More Than Ever, Every Mind Matters'.

A Covid-19 NHS mental health hotline will be open to pharmacists and their teams after successful lobbying by the RPS.