I recently overheard a woman say at a party ‘I’ve become a slave to my Aga’. I wondered why anyone would give up their freedom of choice to a machine, but this got me considering the modern world we live in. It is too easy to become a ‘slave’ to your TV, car, mobile phone, [...]

Time to Change is England’s biggest ever attempt to end the stigma and discrimination that people with mental health problems face. It is a campaign to change attitudes, and behaviour too. One in four of us will experience a mental health problem in our lifetime. Those that do are highly likely to face stigma and discrimination [...]

Many people with memory loss and their families face a challenging future, either facing uncertainty about their condition or having to cope with a diagnosis and its prognosis. Added to these challenges are problems with navigating the maze of services provided by statutory, private and voluntary agencies. “Many are not aware of the services and [...]