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Bipolar in the news

A look at all the breaking news on bipolar and Bipolar UK activities.
Anushka Asthana talks bipolar disorder with Angela Rayner MP

Anushka Asthana talks bipolar disorder with Angela Rayner MP

ITV News Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana and Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner sat down in April 2024 to discuss how bipolar has shaped their lives. Read more

Published: 22nd May, 2024

Updated: 31st May, 2024

Author: Renee Arceo

Assisted Dying Bill: Bipolar UK’s Expression of Concern

Assisted Dying Bill: Bipolar UK’s Expression of Concern

Bipolar UK has concerns about the upcoming Assisted Dying Bill due to the risks it could potentially pose to individuals living with bipolar, a severe mental health condition. Read more

Published: 15th October, 2024

Author: Rebecca Harbord

Big Mood

Big Mood

Exclusive Q&A with Channel 4’s Big Mood Director Rebecca Asher and Executive Producer Lotte Beasley Mestriner Read more

Published: 21st March, 2024

Updated: 9th April, 2024

Author: Renee Arceo

Bipolar UK ambassador receives British Citizen Award for Mood Tracker app

Bipolar UK ambassador receives British Citizen Award for Mood Tracker app

Bipolar UK ambassador, Andrew Thompson receives British Citizen Award for groundbreaking Mood Tracker app Read more

Published: 3rd July, 2025

Updated: 11th July, 2025

Author: Renee Arceo

bipolar uk joins £4.3million research project into severe mental illness

bipolar uk joins £4.3million research project into severe mental illness

Bipolar UK, has joined a new £4.3million Mental Health Platform Research Hub with South Wales and South-West England (SW²) hub which is set to advance understanding around the diagnosis and treatment of severe mental illness (SMI) including bipolar. Read more

Published: 27th February, 2024

Updated: 24th March, 2024

Author: Eleanor Bell

Bipolar UK on BBC Breakfast

Bipolar UK on BBC Breakfast

On World Bipolar Day 2024, Simon Kitchen, Andy Barnes and Callum Barnes visited the BBC Breakfast sofa to explain why the need for earlier bipolar diagnosis and specialist services for bipolar is so urgent Read more

Published: 2nd April, 2024

Updated: 16th April, 2024

Author: Renee Arceo

Bipolar UK on BBC News

Bipolar UK on BBC News

Bipolar UK's CEO Simon Kitchen explains how earlier diagnosis and specialist services can reduce the cost to our health service. Read more

Published: 2nd April, 2025

Author: Rebecca Harbord

Bipolar UK’s response to headlines about singer Macy Gray

Bipolar UK’s response to headlines about singer Macy Gray

Bipolar UK responds to headlines after singer Macy Gray’s appearance on the entertainment show The Masked Singer Read more

Published: 16th January, 2025

Author: Rebecca Harbord

Bipolar UK’s response to medication shortages

Bipolar UK’s response to medication shortages

Bipolar UK is deeply concerned about the potential impact of the current national shortage of certain medications. This includes Quetiapine, which is an antipsychotic taken by many people who live with bipolar. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2024

Updated: 4th September, 2024

Author: Renee Arceo

Bipolar UK’s response to proposed changes to PIP

Bipolar UK’s response to proposed changes to PIP

Bipolar UK responds to the government’s proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Read more

Published: 12th March, 2025

Updated: 6th May, 2025

Author: Rebecca Harbord

Bipolar UK’s response to Sir Tony Blair’s comments

Bipolar UK’s response to Sir Tony Blair’s comments

Bipolar UK responds to the comments Sir Tony Blair recently made about the “ups and downs” of life Read more

Published: 13th January, 2025

Author: Rebecca Harbord

Bipolar UK’s response to the NHS 10 Year Plan

Bipolar UK’s response to the NHS 10 Year Plan

Bipolar UK welcomes the government’s ambition to reform the NHS to provide more preventative, personalised and community-based care. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2025

Updated: 18th July, 2025

Author: Rebecca Harbord

Bipolar UK’s response to the use of Oxevision in mental health wards

Bipolar UK’s response to the use of Oxevision in mental health wards

Bipolar UK joins the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Rethink in raising concerns about digital monitoring technologies like Oxevision in mental health wards Read more

Published: 30th January, 2025

Author: Rebecca Harbord

Bipolar UK's response to Met police announcement

Bipolar UK's response to Met police announcement

Bipolar UK responds to the Met Police's plan to withdraw from attending emergency related mental health incidents by the end of August 2023 Read more

Published: 30th May, 2023

Updated: 21st March, 2024

Author: Renee Arceo

Bipolar UK's response to new blood test findings

Bipolar UK's response to new blood test findings

Bipolar UK responds to the news that researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified a new 'proof of concept' for a blood test that identifies biomarkers to indicate bipolar Read more

Published: 26th October, 2023

Updated: 21st March, 2024

Author: Sarah Owen

Bipolar UK's response to Sir Patrick Vallance comments

Bipolar UK's response to Sir Patrick Vallance comments

Sir Patrick Vallance’s reference to ‘bipolar’ when referring to Boris Johnson’s decision-making is misleading and damaging Read more

Published: 5th October, 2023

Updated: 21st March, 2024

Author: Renee Arceo

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