Monthly Archives: February 2012
Manchester music stars sing for mental health charity
Manchester’s established music acts and emerging talents have come together to release an album in aid of mental health charity, Calm. The album, Thirty One, is a collection of tracks including established artists such as Mercury Award winners Elbow and … Continue reading
CloudStore opened by government
The Government Procurement Service has now launched its online catalogue CloudStore, which allows the public sector to benefit from cloud computing services on a ‘pay as you go’ basis. Central government has a target of cloud services accounting for 50% … Continue reading
UK falling behind on broadband delivery
Recent data compiled and published by UK2 show that Digital Britain is currently falling behind in the digital war on broadband provision. Ranking 18th out of 30 countries, the table shows that actual download speeds fall consistently below advertised speeds … Continue reading
Community workers help to bridge treatment gap in mental health
In Europe a third of people experiencing mental illness do not receive treatment, however in some developing countries as many as 90% of people in need are not getting basic care. The largest psychiatry trial conducted in the developing world, … Continue reading
Cognitive behavioural therapy helps menopause symptoms
A study has shown that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help women deal with symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes, that many suffer after breast cancer treatment. Due to the nature of the cancer and the medication they must … Continue reading
Psychologists fear US manual will widen mental illness diagnosis
Psychiatrists and psychologists in the UK are concerned that the DSM-5 manual due to be published in May will result in hundreds of thousands of people being labelled mentally ill due to behaviour that most people would consider normal. A … Continue reading
In the spotlight: The work programme
Cameron’s work programme was established to help the long term unemployed get back into full time jobs. The £5bn programme was promised to be “the biggest, boldest effort to get people off benefits and into work that this country has … Continue reading
