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Newcastle United Foundation has painted benches in the city’s Leazes Park to highlight mental health and encourage fans to talk to each other. Defender Dan Burn spoke to BBC Sport about the work being done and how important it is to “check in”. If you have been affected by any of the issues in this…
NHS waiting list down after three months of rises
The NHS waiting list in England has fallen after three months of consecutive rises. At the end of September, it stood at 7.39 million, down from 7.41 million the month before. Of those waiting, 61.8% of patients had been waiting less than 18 weeks. That is the best performance for more than two years, but…
Life being stressful is not an illness – GPs on mental health over-diagnosis
Catherine Burns,Health correspondent, Vicki Loader,Health producerand Harriet Agerholm Getty Images Hundreds of GPs across England have told the BBC they think mental health problems are being over-diagnosed. One commonly-held view by family doctors, our research suggests, is that society tends to over-medicalise normal life stresses. But they’re also concerned about how hard it is to…
