A report by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) into a homicide committed by a man with paranoid schizophrenia has concluded that the incident “could not have been predicted”.
Report concludes Priest’s death “could not have been predicted”.
Carers’ LCO receives Royal Approval
The Welsh Assembly Government has been given powers to introduce new laws to support carers after Deputy Minister for Social Services Gwenda Thomas AM’s Carers’ Legislative Competence Order (LCO) received Royal Approval this week.
Urgent improvements needed in mental health services for children and young people in Wales says report
Mental health services in Wales are still failing many children and young people, despite some improvement in recent years, a report published jointly today by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, the Wales Audit Office, Estyn, and Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales suggests…
Wales Mental Health in Primary Care (WaMH in PC) to host Practitioners Network meeting
Wales Mental Health in Primary Care (WaMH in PC) will host a Practitioners Network Meeting on Thursday 19th November 2009 at the Village Hotel, Swansea.
Updated action plan to reduce suicide in Wales
Fresh plans to reduce suicide and self-harm have been launched by the Welsh Assembly Government following extensive consultation on a draft action plan published last year. The national action plan, ‘Talk to Me’, aims to raise awareness of suicide and self-harm and encourage people to talk more about their problems to remove the stigma that is associated with emotional and mental health problems…
Online exclusive: “I share users’ frustration.”
Click here to read NHS Wales Chief Executive Paul Williams’ first major interview since the introduction of the new Local Health Boards on October 1st.