Explore

Mel Stride says therapy or respite could be offered instead of Pip payments to those with ‘milder’ mental health issuesUK politics – latest updatesPeople with depression or anxiety could lose access to sickness benefits, the work and pensions secretary has said, as part of major welfare changes that have been described as a “full-on assault on disabled people”.On Monday morning, Mel Stride announced the...

Work and pensions secretary attacks system of dealing with minor mental health problems as PM takes aim at ‘sicknote culture’Nearly everyone who gets signed off work for feeling “a little bit depressed” is classified as incapable of work, according to a senior government minister, as Rishi Sunak prepares to announce a new drive to get sick people back into employment.Mel Stride, the work and...

Arif Virani says allowing access to an assisted death solely on the basis of a mental disorder is a complex endeavour — and that's the only reason for the delay.

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said it is an important facility for the area, as more services are needed for a growing population.