Mental health discharge waits a “humanitarian disgrace”

Figures on mental health delayed discharges released today are a “humanitarian disgrace”.

The shocking new figures revealed that people have had to wait over a thousand days to be let out of a mental health unit after being declared ready to leave.

Shocking new figures revealed that people have had to wait over a thousand days to be let out of a mental health unit.

Norman Lamb MP

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Gove hypocrisy on fisheries exposed

Michael Gove has said that British waters would continue to be fished by EU trawlers post-Brexit. 

Gove made his experiences of the fishing industry growing up in Aberdeen a major reason for his support for Brexit.

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Our mental health system isn’t fit for purpose

As a health minister, I was proud to make sure mental health was at the top of the political agenda, but today’s judgement by Sir James Munby highlights how much work there is still to do on the lack of mental health provision in critical cases.

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PrEP implementation trial

Thousands of people will breathe a sigh of relief that a start date for this important trial has finally been announced.  

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Ministers ignored warning on airport chaos

Over the last few days, our newspapers have been full of stories about travel chaos due to increased security at Schengen area airports.

And Ministers were warned.

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