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Our response to the BBC investigation into the Priory Group
1 min read |Last updated: 26/04/2023
Today (Wednesday April 26th) we respond to a BBC investigation which features claims from former senior managers at the Priory Group who shared concerns about the safety of patients and staff. This story follows the tragic loss of Beth Matthews and two other women, Deseree Fitzpatrick and Lauren Bridges, who died while inpatients at the Priory Group's...
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Gloucestershire Support After Suicide Service
Services and Groups |Last updated: 12/07/2024
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Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
1 min read |Last updated: 04/06/2025
Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) What is the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)? A patient safety incident is when something goes wrong in a patient’s care or treatment that causes them harm, or that has the potential to cause harm. The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework sets out our approach to responding to...
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Islamophobia Awareness Month - how to create an inclusive workplace
Last updated: 01/11/2023
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80% of people living with mental illness say current crisis has made their mental health worse.
1 min read |Last updated: 27/04/2020
Overwhelming majority of people living with mental illness say coronavirus pandemic has caused a deterioration in their mental health – first UK wide online peer support service launched in response Eighty percent (80%) of people living with mental illness who responded to a survey by charity Rethink Mental Illness said that coronavirus and the measures...
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The role of the police in supporting people in mental health crisis
Last updated: 08/12/2023
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Covid-19 and support in the community
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 10/02/2025
Severe Mental illness & Covid 19: Support in the community - social care, carers and peer support Report published 25 June 2020 by Jonathan Moore. Though clinical support is a vital component of care, people severely affected by mental illness need more than this to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. This objective cannot be achieved by medical...
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UK putting on a 'brave face' when it comes to talking about mental health
1 min read |Last updated: 01/02/2024
New research released on Time to Talk Day reveals nearly two thirds of people surveyed in the UK (64%) say they put a brave face on to avoid talking about their mental health. The tactic of bottling up is highest amongst younger people – 69% of 16–24-year-olds and 72% of 25-34 year-olds surveyed report they put a brave face on compared to 28% of over...
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Ensuring uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations among people with severe mental illness
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
Ensuring uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations among people with severe mental illness – barriers, enablers and recommendations. 1. Introduction The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has placed people with severe mental illness (defined in this case as “Individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, or any mental illness that causes...
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UK putting on a 'brave face' when it comes to talking about mental health
1 min read |Last updated: 01/02/2024
New research released on Time to Talk Day reveals nearly two thirds of people surveyed in the UK (64%) say they put a brave face on to avoid talking about their mental health. The tactic of bottling up is highest amongst younger people – 69% of 16–24-year-olds and 72% of 25-34 year-olds surveyed report they put a brave face on compared to 28% of over...
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Embracing Ramadan: how employers and staff can support their colleagues
Last updated: 09/10/2023
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What is the one misconception about your mental illness that really frustrates you?
Last updated: 29/10/2024
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“This charity and outreach programme has been a life buoy” – Noriko’s story
Last updated: 14/06/2024
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Anti-racism statement
1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
Rethink Mental Illness Anti-Racist Statement We are pleased to be publishing this statement of our commitment to becoming an anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider – and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health. We know that people from minority ethnic communities in the...
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Coalition calls for government strategy to tackle ‘causes rather than symptoms’ of deepening mental health crisis
1 min read |Last updated: 09/05/2025
Coalition of organisations representing people living with mental illness and other disabilities calls for strategy that identifies and tackles drivers of mental ill-health across education, health, welfare and more. The group warns against proposed benefit cuts, which they say could exacerbate the mental health crisis. Letter calls for...
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The trouble with the stigma around mental illness
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 24/09/2024
The trouble with the stigma around mental illness Let’s be clear. The stigma around mental illness can destroy people’s lives and have deadly consequences. Stigma is a negative attitude someone holds about a person, or a group, for a particular reason. It comes from a lack of understanding, and people often fear what they don’t understand. 1 in 4 people...
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