Mental health nurse who ‘sexually abused’ teenage patient at Priory Hospital in Chelmsford told her he could ‘save’ her

Mental health nurse who ‘sexually abused’ teenage patient at Priory Hospital in Chelmsford told her he could ‘save’ her

A psychological health nurse at an Essex hospital has been struck off over allegations he sexually assaulted a teenage patient. Choon Hock Khek, a retired psychological health nurse, is alleged to have... Read more »
‘It’s a constant battle against your own body and mental health’: Ex-ballerina shares reality of life as a pro dancer

‘It’s a constant battle against your own body and mental health’: Ex-ballerina shares reality of life as a pro dancer

An ex-professional ballet dancer and his accomplice are establishing a new group dance mission in Hackney Wick. Adore Dance courses have been an concept that was born out of lockdown. Connor Taylor,... Read more »
West Ham’s Jesse Lingard reaching out to friends with mental health care packages

West Ham’s Jesse Lingard reaching out to friends with mental health care packages

Jesse Lingard has beforehand spoken in regards to the mental health points that he and his household have confronted and the challenges it has introduced him in his soccer profession. Lingard was... Read more »
Lighthouse Club selected as mental health training provider for London Colleges

Lighthouse Club selected as mental health training provider for London Colleges

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity are as soon as once more main the best way in bettering  mental health within the building business and have been selected to ship specialist mental health... Read more »
Child life coach speaks on mental health as schools reopen

Child life coach speaks on mental health as schools reopen

A youngsters’s life coach and counsellor from south London says the way forward for this technology “rests on a knife edge” as she speaks on education and the pandemic. Cassie Swift, 38,... Read more »
Boxing club owner forced to turn away ‘angry’ boxers as lockdown a ‘ticking time bomb’ for mental health

Boxing club owner forced to turn away ‘angry’ boxers as lockdown a ‘ticking time bomb’ for mental health

The lockdown ban on boxing gyms being open hasn’t stopped folks displaying up to practice at Stonebridge Boxing Club in Wembley, North London. Aamir Ali, its owner, typically has to turn away... Read more »
Mental health charity fined £40,000 over teenager’s death in West London care home

Mental health charity fined £40,000 over teenager’s death in West London care home

A 12 months after she was admitted, Sophie Bennett, 19, was discovered hanged in a residential care home in Richmond, West London, in May 2016. The teenager from Tooting, who had bipolar,... Read more »
Concerns West London kids are waiting too long for mental health appointments

Concerns West London kids are waiting too long for mental health appointments

Children and younger folks in Hillingdon needed to wait a mean of 46 days for a follow-up appointment after their preliminary mental health referral, recent evaluation reveals. Meanwhile the typical waiting occasions... Read more »
Low score for Greenwich children’s mental health services

Low score for Greenwich children’s mental health services

A London Assembly member has written to children’s mental health services in Greenwich urging ‘pressing intervention’ after it acquired a low score following a nationwide report. Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) was... Read more »
Young London SOS: How to tell if your child’s mental health is suffering

Young London SOS: How to tell if your child’s mental health is suffering

J ill Cotton wonders how much of her daughters’ angst is normal, given the circumstances. Should she be worried that her usually active nine and six-year-old have become lethargic and withdrawn? Is... Read more »