Mental health

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Meg Hamon is seated in a salon or clinic chair, wearing a grey wrap-style top and a light-coloured headband. A large wall mirror reflects part of the room, while windows and a potted plant are visible in the softly lit background.

Exercise helps woman recover from partying life

Megan Hamon says her life has turned around after struggling with excessive drinking and partying.

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12 hrs ago

Two people wearing hiking gear and using walking poles stride through the countryside, with the sun shining behind them.

People urged to use nature to improve fitness

Surrey County Council is launching a new wellness programme, urging people to use nature to get fit.

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Close up of the entrance to the Centre for Mental Health and Society office in Wrexham. A bilingual sign is attached to a brick wall, to the left of a white door with a porthole window, which is mainly filled by a sign saying "please ring for assistance." The main body of the door has a bilingual no smoking sign on it.

Health board still paying for research despite criticism over patient benefit

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was due to pay Bangor University £110,686 for two researchers.

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2 days ago

Dr Jonathan Summerill and Stephanie Foster smiling into the camera. Summerill is on the left and has brown, short hair. He is wearing a white and blue striped shirt and has a blue NHS lanyard around his neck. There is a small black microphone clipped to it. Foster has long blonde hair and is wearing a black, red and blue patterned top with the same blue lanyard around her neck. They are standing in a room with a beige wall. There is a large whiteboard towards the left.

Older patients get quicker autism assessments

A scheme diagnosing autism within mental health services is being rolled out in the TEWV NHS trust.

2 days ago

A collage picture of three children. On the left is one wearing a blue waistcoat over a white shirt. The middle child is wearing a yellow sparkly hat and a grey jacket and the third child is very young and is wearing a green and white romper suit

'They knew she was ill - days later she killed her three kids'

A friend of Yasmeen Ali says health professionals were warned about the mother-of-three's mental health.

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3 days ago

A man wearing a blue runners cap and a black training top. He is on the running track under Mont Blanc

Fitness became an addiction that left me anxious and sleep deprived

Wayne Davies was left "constantly worrying" about race times, comparing himself to other runners on social media.

3 days ago

Jonny Doughty stands in a room smiling at the camera. He has a brown quiff and a beard and wears a company polo shirt.

Company boss died after NHS neglect, coroner says

Jonny Doughty was frightened by a nurse who told him he might be detained due to his mental health.

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Bryan Cranston has short light hair and short grey bread. He is wearing glasses, and a grey blazer over a black shirt.

Bryan Cranston on death of Breaking Bad co-star RJ Mitte

US actor RJ Mitte, best known for his role as the defiant son of drug kingpin Walter White in the drama series Breaking Bad, died earlier this month at the age of 34.

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4 days ago

A woman with long blonde hair looks at the camera

'I thought I was dying but it was health anxiety'

Hollie Sharman shares her experience of health anxiety and a doctor advises on how to manage symptoms.

4 days ago