Midwives call for 'urgent' funding for mental health care for new mothers

Midwives call for 'urgent' funding for mental health care for new mothers after postnatal depression death. There is an "urgent need" for more funding for mental health care for expectant and new mothers, leading midwives have said.

The comments from the Royal College of Midwives come after a report claimed services across the UK are "under resourced".

Researchers wrote the report following an online petition which gathered more than 55,000 signatures calling for the NHS to review how it treats and cares for women with postnatal depression. The Independent

Pay row threatens overnight care for vulnerable

Pay row threatens overnight care for vulnerable Vulnerable people with learning difficulties could lose overnight supervision, disability charity Mencap warns.

The HMRC has ruled carers sleeping overnight to provide safety and reassurance should be be paid the national minimum wage for all hours.

Mencap says the total bill for back pay - due by September, and in some cases dating back six years - could be £400m. BBC News - Health

Pharmacists influence latest NHS reform

Pharmacists influence latest NHS reform NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has announced the creation of eight ‘accountable care systems’ (ACSs), which will see local NHS organisations work more closely together, often with social care services and the voluntary sector, in different parts of the country.

NHS England hopes ACSs will be another move towards genuinely integrated working, and they come as the next step on from the development of vanguards and the creation of sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs). The Pharmaceutical Journal

Local alcohol consumption survey: national report

Local alcohol consumption survey: national report Public Health England (PHE) - Ipsos MORI was commissioned to collect data on behalf of PHE on alcohol consumption over a sample of 25 upper-tier local authorities in England. The results aim to provide reliable alcohol consumption estimates for local authorities, particularly on data that is not routinely available through other sources. The survey examined drinking habits, motivations for drinking or abstention and awareness of public health campaigns around alcohol consumption. King's Fund

Sustainability and Transformation Plans: five key questions for planners

Sustainability and Transformation Plans: five key questions for planners Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) -This analysis identifies five key questions to ask of each of England’s 44 Sustainability and Transformation Plans. It aims to set out a framework for assessing their potential impacts. King's Fund

'It's sad that it's come to this': Northampton hospital charity group announces closure over parking troubles

'It's sad that it's come to this': Northampton hospital charity group announces closure over parking troubles A volunteer group with 28 years of history at Northampton General Hospital will close shop next month following a dispute over parking. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Rise in children seeking mental health support after terror attacks

Rise in children seeking mental health support after terror attacks Royal College of Psychiatrists says number being treated in Manchester and London has spiked since recent attacks

The number of children and young people seeking help from mental health services has spiked in the wake of recent terrorist attacks in England, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP).

Hospitals across the Manchester region have seen an estimated 10% increase in children seeking help since a bomb ripped through the Manchester Arena on 22 May, killing 22 people, according to the RCP. Mental health experts in Greater Manchester hospitals received hundreds more patients from June to July compared with previous months. The Guardian