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Mental Health in England: Jeremy Hunt vs Ralf Little
The actor and the Health Secretary got into a dispute on Twitter over mental health services in England. We factchecked their claims. Read
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Fact checks covering mental health service provisioning, self harm, suicide, anxiety and depression
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Were no psychiatric beds available anywhere in England at the weekend?
NHS England say it’s incorrect there were no psychiatric beds available overnight across England on 28 October 2017. Previously services providers have said no beds of particular types were free. Read
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The number of detentions under the Mental Health Act is rising
The number of people detained under the Mental Health Act has increased by 47% in ten years. Read
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Heartache in Hertsmere: the unhappiest place in the UK?
“Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday”, the Office for National Statistics asks people every year. Read
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Are mental health nurse numbers down?
There are 5,000 fewer mental health nurses since 2010, using a broader definition of mental health nurses used by NHS Digital, there are 7,000 fewer. Read
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Conservative Manifesto: Mental health
We've factchecked claims from Theresa May's speech at the Conservative party manifesto launch. Read
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What is parity of esteem?
The government wants to achieve equality between the physical and mental health services provided to people, but it’s not there yet. Read
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What did the courts rule on PIP?
The recent tribunal ruling on the disability benefit PIP was about the interpretation and application of the language of existing regulations. Read
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Fewer doctors and nurses working in mental health
There are fewer nurses and doctors specialising in mental health now than in 2010. Read
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Has the number of people using mental health services increased?
Changes to the way these figures are gathered means we don’t know for sure how the number of people accessing mental health services has changed between 2010/11 and 2014/15. Read
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