post pandemic

Mental illness now ‘part and parcel of growing up’ new report shows

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Mental illness now ‘part and parcel of growing up’ new report shows

Anxiety, self harm and eating disorders are now ‘part and parcel of growing up’ a leading expert warns at the launch of a new report highlighting the scale of mental illness among youngsters. The analysis, released last week, reveals up to one in five 13-14 year olds has a probable eating disorder, and one in … Read more

I’m a GP – sending people back to work before they’re well will cripple the NHS

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I’m a GP – sending people back to work before they’re well will cripple the NHS

The government must not let medical assessors be incentivised to push people back into work if they are sick, a leading expert has warned. Work and pensions expert Baroness Altmann last night welcomed plans by Rishi Sunak to shift the responsibility of issuing sick notes from GPs to “specialist work and health professionals” in a … Read more