From patients to therapists, this course is changing lives
Rooms with one-way mirrors, and therapy under the live observation.
Read From patients to therapists, this course is changing lives…Rooms with one-way mirrors, and therapy under the live observation.
Read From patients to therapists, this course is changing lives…This year, the national Stoptober campaign is challenging five million people in England to commit to quit smoking for one month. The campaign is driven by evidence that if smokers make it to 28 days smoke free, they are five times more likely to quit for good.
Read Stoptober: Why I quit smoking…Bhagy, found in the Volunteer to Career (VtC) programme a gateway to possibilities, like holding a can of glitter spray with the anticipation of creating something beautiful.
Read Meet Bhagy: Embarking on a remarkable journey…Transforming mental healthcare in London through public sector collaboration.
Read Implementing Right Care, Right Person in London…My Name is Abdulkadir Mohamed. I arrived in the UK on December 1998 as a refugee from Somalia. I was faced with a lot of challenges.
Read “I was very fortunate to have support and encouragement"…Nicole Wedderman, an Armed Forces Veterans Champion at East London NHS Foundation Trust, talks about how ex military personnel have skills and expertise to offer the NHS.
Read Ex Military Staff Have Skills that the NHS Can Benefit From…George Redmayne, a lived experience support worker, talks to us about how his experience of mental illness helps him deliver compassionate care at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Read Opening up for Men’s Health Week…Martina Gomez, Community Learning Disability Nurse, shares what International Nurses Day means to her.
Read Martina Gomez shares what International Nurses Day means to her…This year's Mental Health Awareness Week (15 to 21 May) theme is Anxiety.
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems people can face. In a recent mental health survey by MentalHealth.org carried out around stress and anxiety, a quarter of adults said they felt so anxious that it stopped them from doing the things they want to do some or all of the time.
Read Mental Health Awareness Week…We recently marked Eating Disorder Awareness Week, where the theme this year was 'men get eating disorders too'.
Following this, a male eating disorder patient has shared his story in a hope to help other men come forward and seek help.
Dillon Chuhan, aged 25, developed bulimia after the first lockdown and remembers seeking help from his GP after he experienced stomach pains and saw blood in his vomit.
Read Eating disorder patient explains coming to terms with his diagnosis…