September 2017
3: Passport rip off as MP slams 55p-a-minute hotline to arrange delivery from Government-approved firm. The Mirror
6: PMQs: Theresa May branded ‘catastrophic’ by critics after another brutal grilling. Talk Radio
10: Mental health postcode lottery: ‘dramatic’ variations in treatment across the UK revealed. iNews
19: I have not seen mental health treated as a priority. Times (£)
20: Mental health patients are victims of postcode lottery, says Labour MP. Huff Post
20: The government has failed mental health for the fourth year in a row. Huff Post
20: Doctors rue poor mental health funding as half of CCGs ready to cut budgets. NHE
21: Half of CCGs to cut mental health’s budget share. Practicebusiness
22: Pressures on the NHS are holding back progress on mental health. Guardian
August 2017
3: Family judge ‘ashamed’ by support for suicidal girl. BBC News
4: Bed finally found for suicidal girl as judge blasts “shameful lack of provision” for young people. Liverpool Echo
13: Emergency call-outs for mental health patients soar. The Times (£)
13: Ambulance call-outs for mental health patients in England soar by 23%. Guardian
14: Calls for ringfenced MH budget as ambulance call-outs soar by 25%. National Health Executive
21: Labour MP supports tougher online abuse measures. BBC News
26: We must take a stand against mental health shaming. Huff Post
30: Study shows millions of children in the UK are worried about crime. Guardian
July 2017
30: Wavertree MP Luciana Berger slams “appalling” Sunday Times article on Jewish presenters’ pay. Liverpool Echo
