Research from the University of Cambridge suggests our brain makes ‘spelling mistakes’ as it copies DNA and that this could potentially result in dementia. 

Birds of a Feather star and Loose Women panelist Linda Robson admitted she “did not know whether to laugh or cry” after taking part in the Alzheimer’s Society London Memory Walk today (Saturday, October 13).

Social media firms should pay a levy to help fund treatment for a rise in mental health problems that they are responsible for, the head of the NHS has said.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its annual State of Care report, which found that the quality of health and social care in England has been largely maintained over the past year – but that people’s experience of care varies depending on where they live and how well different parts of local systems work together.

World Mental Health Day on 10th October was once again a reminder for Sellafield Ltd employees to think about their mental health.

Today Britain’s first Minister for Mental health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention Mrs Doyle-Price was appointed ready for World Mental Health Day 2018. Mates in Mind welcomes this significant step in prioritising the nation’s mental wellbeing.

Please find below Mind’s comment in response to the appointment of the new Minister for Suicide Prevention.

Theresa May’s newly-appointed suicide prevention minister has been criticised after it was revealed she once joked that she would rather jump off Beachy Head than join Ukip.

Theresa May has appointed a new minister for suicide in a bid to tackle “the injustices facing those with mental health conditions”.

The Government should now renew efforts and use the Summit as a springboard to deliver on its children and young people’s mental health green paper, writes Shire's Franchise Head Neuroscience Melina Bertwistle.

Today’s statistics are yet another wake-up call about the urgent need to reform the Mental Health Act, says Mind.

Patients report doctors being ill-equipped to support them to plan ahead for their future care and treatment, says Compassion in Dying.

We need to ensure GPs have the right support and training, and that services have sufficient funding, to provide high-quality, timely and appropriate care to those of us experiencing mental health problems, says Mind.

The NHS could be ‘liberated’ by advances in AI, Digital Minister Margot James has said. 

As the Tories descended on Birmingham for their annual conference this week, all eyes were on whether Theresa May could unite her warring party and win backing for her troubled Chequers deal. 

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock will use his speech at the Conservative Party conference to announce an extra £240 million for the social care system to ease pressure on the NHS this winter. The funding will be allocated to councils to spend on measures including housing adaptations and care packages.

NHS must go through culture change before any major tech advances, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

A new briefing published today brings together the views and experiences of 5,447 carers from 27 communities across England.

Someone in the UK develops dementia every three minutes, but a third of cases are undiagnosed – so in a bid to improve the speed and accuracy of dementia diagnosis, Alzheimer’s Society is urging people to download a new brain games app.

The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, and Mind, the mental health charity, have today jointly published a revised mental health guide for managers to improve support for those experiencing stress and mental health issues at work. 

Hft, a national charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, has welcomed the Local Government Association’s (LGA) The lives we want to lead green paper as an important start to the conversation on social care funding. In its response, the charity calls for the conversation to move beyond simply focusing on elderly care, and for greater inclusion of people supported by social care services, and those who support them, in the decisions that affect them.    

independent Age have released te following statement following the new statistics released by the ONS on Estimates of the Very Old 2002-2017 and life expectancy figures for 2015-2017.

independent Age have released te following statement following the new statistics released by the ONS on Estimates of the Very Old 2002-2017 and life expectancy figures for 2015-2017.

Voices to be Heard, the speak out group for people supported by national learning disabilities charity Hft, has responded to a Petitions Select Committee consultation aimed at strengthening government legislation to prevent the online abuse of disabled people. Over 40 members of Voices to be Heard from across Hft’s services responded to the consultation, making it the group’s largest response to date.