Powys Local Health Board (LHB) has been fined £30,000 and ordered to pay costs in excess of £46,000 following the death of Sylvan Money, a 26-year-old artist who committed suicide at Bronllys hospital near Brecon in 2004.
Hafal welcomes inquiry which says “Cinderella” mental health services in Wales require “urgent action to improve”.
Welsh mental health charity Hafal has welcomed an inquiry into mental health service provision in Wales by the National Assembly’s Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee which highlighted a need for urgent action to improve services.
MPs criticise help the DWP gives to carers
A report published this week by the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee says that carers find it hard to access state benefits and employment support because of complex processes and poor communication from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
World Health Organisation predicts huge increase in depression.
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report issued at the start of the first Global Mental Health Summit has predicted that in the next twenty years more people will be affected by depression than any other health problem.