The Kings Fund Study on Mental Health According to a study carried out by The King’s Fund NHS physical health services are still receiving much higher funding than their mental health services. Between 2016-2017 the NHS mental health trusts saw a 2.5% increase in budget compared to a 6% increase for acute trusts and…
The Facts We all overindulge at Christmas and New Years. For an addict this can be an easy way to justify behaviors that lead to excess consumption. An increased pressure on addiction services at this time of year is inevitable. According to the European monitoring center for drugs and drug addiction the UK is…
Last month Release carried out a study to asses the provision of take home Naloxone in the UK by requesting information from all local authorities under the freedom of information act. Of all 151 authorities, 117 provided information for how many kits they distributed over the 2016/2017 financial year. The figures are disappointing finding…