A patient in a mental health unit was placed under restraint for an hour by staff, an inspection has found. The incident at ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Many mental health wards in Britain may do more harm than good and on some, patients are subjected to violence, verbal abuse and sexual harassment, according to special reports in ...

'We're aware this is such a de-humanising process.' ...

Inspectors visited Fulbourn Hospital's wards for older patients in January A trust's wards for older people with mental health problems have been rated as requires improvement. A Care Quality ...

There is little evidence to support the increasing use of surveillance technologies on inpatient mental health wards, according to a new study involving UCL researchers. The research, carried out by ...

The annual cost to the NHS to treat children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis in specialised acute hospital wards in England quadrupled to £87.5 million between 2012 and 2022, ...

What Is a Psych Ward? A psych ward, also called a psychiatric ward or unit, is where you go to get short-term or in-patient treatment for serious mental health issues. You’ll receive around-the-clock ...

A North East health boss says his staff "have made huge inroads" into ending the use of restraints such as handcuffs in mental health wards. James Duncan, chief executive of the Cumbria, ...

A virtual ward pilot for older adults with complex mental health needs, including dementia, is showing positive early results ...