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By Phil Shepka
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Concerns about a shortage of eating disorder specialists have been raised by a health minister following the deaths of five women with anorexia.
Coroner Sean Horstead warned NHS trusts were finding it difficult to fill eating disorder vacancies, after the women s inquests in Cambridgeshire.
Conservative MP Nadine Dorries said she shared concerns over the shortages.
She said more accurate data was needed about the number of people with eating disorders.
Mr Horstead had said that while eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of mental illnesses, he was concerned that there may also be a significant under-reporting of the extent to which eating disorders have caused or contributed to deaths .
People with bipolar disorder may not take their medication because of side effects, fear of addiction and a preference for alternative treatment – according to research from Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) and the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Nearly half of people with bipolar disorder do not take their medication as prescribed leading to relapse, hospitalisation, and increased risk of suicide.
A new study, published today, reveals six key factors that stop people taking their medication as prescribed.
These include whether they are experiencing side effects, difficulties in remembering to take medication and a lack of support from family, friends and healthcare professionals.
Six key factors determine medication adherence in people with bipolar disorder
People with bipolar disorder may not take their medication because of side effects, fear of addiction and a preference for alternative treatment - according to research from Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) and the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Nearly half of people with bipolar disorder do not take their medication as prescribed leading to relapse, hospitalization, and increased risk of suicide.
A new study, published today, reveals six key factors that stop people taking their medication as prescribed.
These include whether they are experiencing side effects, difficulties in remembering to take medication and a lack of support from family, friends and healthcare professionals.
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People with bipolar disorder may not take their medication because of side effects, fear of addiction and a preference for alternative treatment - according to research from Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) and the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Nearly half of people with bipolar disorder do not take their medication as prescribed leading to relapse, hospitalisation, and increased risk of suicide.
A new study, published today, reveals six key factors that stop people taking their medication as prescribed.
These include whether they are experiencing side effects, difficulties in remembering to take medication and a lack of support from family, friends and healthcare professionals.
An urgent review is needed to look at workforce problems in respiratory care including the upcoming retirement of up to half of the nurse specialists in this field, lung health experts have warned.
The Royal College of Nursing and other professional bodies sitting on the Taskforce for Lung Health are concerned about the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on an already understaffed workforce. It is critical that workforce is prioritised to attract the next generation of nurses and retain existing expertise
Wendy Preston
The taskforce said little progress had been made on increasing staff numbers since it highlighted the issue of shortages in its five-year plan in 2018.