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Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week in Mental Health from Kooth Digital Health. This week, the eagerly anticipated review of the NHS by Lord Darzi has been published, receiving widespread media coverage. If you'd like to read more about our CEO, Tim Barker's thoughts on the review and its implications for mental health support in the NHS, you can click here: Tim Barker's insights.

In other news, The Independent highlights the worrying findings of a national probe that reveals suicidal patients are being ignored and dismissed as ‘attention seeking’ by NHS services, sparking serious concerns over mental health care. Meanwhile, The Express urges parents to start conversations about suicide and mental health with young people, a crucial preventive measure. And finally, The Sun reveals a record 14,508 police officers were signed off with mental health issues last year, reflecting the growing mental health crisis in high-stress professions.

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Top stories of the week

The Guardian -?Darzi review says the NHS is in a critical condition but sets out a treatment plan

FT -?England spent ￡40bn less on health assets than peer nations, report to say

BBC News -?NHS is broken but no extra funding without reform, Starmer says

The Guardian -?‘Worrying lack of moderation’: how eating disorder posts proliferate on X

The Express -?Parents urged to start talking about suicide and mental health with young people

The Sun -?STRESSED OUT Record 14,508 police officers signed off from work with mental health issues in past year, shocking stats reveal

YO1 Radio -?76% of business leaders said mental health is a high priority issue for them, but only 45% of employees surveyed feel their employer treats it as such.

The Express -?Despair behind the smile: Half of hospitality staff suffer from mental health issues

The Independent -?Fraud has lasting impact on victims’ mental health, warns Which?

The Independent -?Suicidal patients ‘ignored’ and accused of ‘attention seeking’ by NHS services, national probe warns