One of the worst elements of the Governemnt’s Comprehensive Spending Review was the proposals to cut bursaries for student nurses. This is particularly reprehensible given that nursing students spend so much of their time actually working on wards. In fact, there are many wards that would buckle under the pressure if they weren’t there. Welsh […]
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Kirsty Williams blasts cuts to student nurses’ financial support
One of the worst elements of the Governemnt’s Comprehensive Spending Review was the proposals to cut bursaries for student nurses. This is particularly reprehensible given that nursing students spend so much of their time actually working on wards. In fact, there are many wards that would buckle under the pressure if they weren’t there. Welsh […]
“It’s time to break the silence surrounding male suicide”
Norman Lamb and his son Archie opened up on ITV News about Archie’s depression and thoughts of suicide. In a very moving interview with Mark Austin they say what it is like to live with mental illness. Archie explains: It just takes over your head. You can’t think of anything else. When you get into depression […]
LibLink: Norman Lamb MP: Government must fund equality for mental health
Writing for PoliticsHome, former Liberal Democrat Health Minister Norman Lamb argued that the Government must put its money where its mouth is when it comes to ensuring equality for mental health: The Spending Review is a critical moment that will shape the Government’s spending for the duration of the Parliament, and the Chancellor of the […]
LibLink: Nick Clegg: My family are up in arms over ham but I’m raging over sugar
View image | gettyimages.com Nick Clegg’s been on a bit of a journey on his views about sugar consumption. In an article for the Evening Standard last week, he outlined the dangers of consuming too much hidden sugar and said that he now favoured strong action to reduce our sugar consumption: Now, finally, we are […]
LibLink: Nick Clegg: My family are up in arms over ham but I’m raging over sugar
View image | gettyimages.com Nick Clegg’s been on a bit of a journey on his views about sugar consumption. In an article for the Evening Standard last week, he outlined the dangers of consuming too much hidden sugar and said that he now favoured strong action to reduce our sugar consumption: Now, finally, we are […]
LibLink: Claire Tyler on Equality4MentalHealth
We have covered the launch of the Equality for Mental Health Campaign this week and we also linked to Norman Lamb’s account of his son’s struggles with mental health. And now our spokesperson in the Lords on Mental Health, Claire Tyler, has written an article in Politics Home. She outlines the campaign then writes: Our job […]
LibLink: Norman Lamb MP – My son’s struggle with OCD showed me the unfairness people with mental illness face
Norman Lamb has been much in the news this week, having launched a cross-party campaign for mental health to be treated equally with physical health across the health service. Norman has written a piece for the Guardian drawing on themes that will be familiar to party members from his excellent conference speech earlier this year. Here’s […]
Norman Lamb launches Equality for Mental Health campaign
View image | gettyimages.com Today, Norman Lamb launched a cross-party campaign for improved funding for mental health services. He was joined by Alistair Campbell and Andrew Mitchell MP, as well as a very impressive list of other politicians, professionals, celebrities, mental health charities and community leaders. Ruby Wax said: It’s unbelievable that it’s 2015 and there isn’t […]
What made Norman Lamb threaten to resign?
View image | gettyimages.com Norman Lamb tells the Eastern Daily Press that he threatened to resign during his 3 year term as health and social care minister. The issue was waiting time targets for mental health conditions – and he got his way. You always had the feeling that Norman knew exactly what he was […]