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Care for people who self-harm 'must be improved' | |
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The health and medicines watchdog NICE says care for people who self-harm isn't good enough. | The health and medicines watchdog NICE says care for people who self-harm isn't good enough. |
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has today published new guidance to improve standards. | The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has today published new guidance to improve standards. |
It claims judgemental and negative attitudes by some hospital staff can result in some patients going on to deliberately harm themselves again. | It claims judgemental and negative attitudes by some hospital staff can result in some patients going on to deliberately harm themselves again. |
NICE says around 220,000 people who self-harm are treated in hospital in England every year. | NICE says around 220,000 people who self-harm are treated in hospital in England every year. |
Get more information on self-harm on the Radio 1 website | Get more information on self-harm on the Radio 1 website |
Professor Nav Kapur from the University of Manchester is behind the new guidelines. | Professor Nav Kapur from the University of Manchester is behind the new guidelines. |
He said: "People who self-harm should get the same respect, dignity and compassion as anyone else that comes into hospital." | He said: "People who self-harm should get the same respect, dignity and compassion as anyone else that comes into hospital." |
NICE has now recommended that everyone who ends up in hospital after self-harming is given a full psychological assessment to try and work out why they've harmed themselves. | NICE has now recommended that everyone who ends up in hospital after self-harming is given a full psychological assessment to try and work out why they've harmed themselves. |
Amy Ratnett, 28, started to self-harm as a teenager. She spoke to Newsbeat about her experiences in May 2013. | Amy Ratnett, 28, started to self-harm as a teenager. She spoke to Newsbeat about her experiences in May 2013. |
She said: "I was in such a routine, stuck in a rut, that I didn't think of the consequences." | She said: "I was in such a routine, stuck in a rut, that I didn't think of the consequences." |
She used self-poisoning as a way to hurt herself, and regularly needed hospital treatment. | She used self-poisoning as a way to hurt herself, and regularly needed hospital treatment. |
"I would come home from work on a Friday evening, take an overdose, call an ambulance, spend the weekend in hospital and then go back to work on a Monday as if nothing had happened," she said. | "I would come home from work on a Friday evening, take an overdose, call an ambulance, spend the weekend in hospital and then go back to work on a Monday as if nothing had happened," she said. |
Find out more about Amy's story | Find out more about Amy's story |
"We want to help young people who experience a mental health problem and are spending over £50 million to boost their access to psychological therapies so they don't suffer in silence," said a spokesperson for the Department of Health. | "We want to help young people who experience a mental health problem and are spending over £50 million to boost their access to psychological therapies so they don't suffer in silence," said a spokesperson for the Department of Health. |
"We welcome the NICE quality standard on self-harm which will help healthcare professionals to provide high quality care." | "We welcome the NICE quality standard on self-harm which will help healthcare professionals to provide high quality care." |
The Royal College of Psychiatrists says the rate of self-harm has continued to rise in the UK over the past 20 years. | The Royal College of Psychiatrists says the rate of self-harm has continued to rise in the UK over the past 20 years. |
NICE says it hopes better medical assessments will reduce the number of hospital admissions for self-harm. | NICE says it hopes better medical assessments will reduce the number of hospital admissions for self-harm. |
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