All Mental health articles – Page 156

  • News

    Older people with depression denied help - Age Concern

    2008-08-12T12:27:00Z

    Eight out of 10 older people with clinical depression do not get any treatment, according to Age Concern.The charity today launched a national campaign to improve support for the more than 2 million people over 65 who have symptoms of depression.

  • Comment

    Angela Greatley on worrying welfare reforms

    2008-08-08T09:00:00Z

    Late last month, the government published its latest plans for welfare reform. Many of the proposals in the green paper, No One Written Off, are likely to be very significant for sick and disabled people.

  • News

    Minority staff get worse deal on jobs, pay and grievances

    2008-08-07T09:00:00Z

    Widespread disadvantages faced by black and minority ethnic NHS staff have been laid bare in a stark analysis of recruitment, bullying, grievance and disciplinary rates.

  • News

    Do not marginalise drug addiction

    2008-08-07T09:00:00Z

    Thank you HSJ for flagging up the 'neglect' of common mental health problems in specialist mental health trusts.

  • News

    Much to learn about disability

    2008-08-07T09:00:00Z

    The findings of the independent inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities prove that people with a learning disability are being discriminated against in the NHS, which is leading to unnecessary pain and death.

  • News

    Managers losing sleep as 48-hour week nears

    2008-08-07T09:00:00Z

    The clock is ticking on the European working time directive, with only a year until junior doctors’ hours are cut. Alison Moore asks if trusts are ready to make the change

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Under the radar: BME mental health

    2008-08-04T09:00:00Z

    Language barriers and stereotyping mean the mental health needs of black and minority ethnic older people are going unseen by commissioners. Kaye McIntosh reports

  • News

    Unemployed are told to kick the benefits habit

    2008-07-31T09:00:00Z

    In a radical move to cut the benefits bill, the government intends to force drug users into treatment and the long-term sick back to work. What will this mean for the health service, asks Charlotte Santry

  • News

    Unemployed told to kick benefits habit

    2008-07-31T09:00:00Z

    In a radical move to cut the benefits bill, the government intends to force drug users into treatment and the long-term sick back to work. What will this mean for the health service, asks Charlotte Santry

  • Supplements

    Health inequalities: the human workshop

    2008-07-28T09:00:00Z

    It is unacceptable that in the first decade of the 21st century, the length of a person's life is still determined by where they were born.

  • Comment

    Rowan Myron on implementing the Mental Capacity Act

    2008-07-28T09:00:00Z

    The requirements of the Mental Capacity Act are vitally important for those in the health and social care sectors, but they are taking root too slowly on the front line.

  • Leader

    Mental health training shortage hits progress on safety

    2008-07-24T09:00:00Z

    The Healthcare Commission's investigation into mental health inpatient services paints a troubling picture.

  • News

    Inpatient mental health slammed as commissioners neglect services

    2008-07-24T09:00:00Z

    Commissioners are neglecting mental health inpatient services despite endemic levels of violence, overcrowding and untrained staff, a damning review has found.Nearly a quarter of mental health inpatient beds are in trusts rated weak by inspectors, according to the first Healthcare Commission review focused on mental health inpatient services.

  • News

    Mental health managers told: stop posing as Cinderella

    2008-07-24T09:00:00Z

    Mental health managers have been ordered to promote their services rather than presenting them as a 'bleak Victorian underworld'.

  • News

    SHA chief gets top job at Care Quality Commission

    2008-07-22T11:45:00Z

    Cynthia Bower is to be appointed as the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission.Ms Bower, the chief executive of West Midlands strategic health authority, is expected to be confirmed as the chief executive imminently, HSJ can reveal.

  • News

    Mental health volunteering in Sri Lanka

    2008-07-22T09:00:00Z

    Katherine Allen, senior mental health promotion officer at Rethink and former VSO volunteer, talks about the challenges facing mental health professionals in Sri Lanka and how British volunteers can help

  • Comment

    Darzi is the next stage for mental health

    2008-07-22T09:00:00Z

    Dr Mike Hobbs looks at how clinical engagement is shaping policy in mental health and emphasises the importance of genuine interactions for positive outcomes

  • News

    Healthcare 100: staff's chance to vote for top employers

    2008-07-17T09:00:00Z

    Health service staff have the chance to rate their employer in a major new set of awards launched this week.

  • Leader

    Will you be in the Healthcare 100 club?

    2008-07-17T09:00:00Z

    This week HSJ, with our sister title Nursing Times and NHS Employers, launches the Healthcare 100, which aims to identify the 100 best healthcare employers in the country.

  • Comment

    Angela Greatley on a new vision for mental health

    2008-07-11T09:00:00Z

    Next year, the first of the government's national service frameworks will come to an end. The adult mental health framework was published in 1999 as a 10-year plan for improving services and setting out what patients could expect from them.