All Mental health articles – Page 169
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Anti-stigma campaign is run by charities
Steve Shrubb wrote that the government recently announced a new mental health anti-stigma campaign, Moving People (Down should not mean out of a job in the NHS).
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Patient involvement: young clients can become the boss
Getting users to shape a support service for young people was a tricky balancing act but worth the effort, writes Lizzie Neill
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Data Briefing: new era of mental healthcare insights
National mental health policy is moving on from the detailed specification of service inputs required by the national service framework to a greater focus on care outcomes.
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Mental health at work: down should not mean out of a job in the NHS
People with mental health problems often get chewed up and spat out of work. The NHS can lead the way in breaking a vicious circle that has a high price for both employee and employer, says Steve Shrubb
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David Woodhead on healthcare for heartbreak
The health impact of personal distress on service users as well as staff can be heavy and is a real public health challenge, says David Woodhead
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Mental health innovation
Winner Oxfordshire PCTThe jointly commissioned by the local authority and PCT service delivers a single screening and referral process for children's mental health services. Any agency including health can access the service though a referral form which includes the views of the child and their family about what service they ...
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Mental Capacity Act welcomed
Mental health charity Mind has welcomed the introduction of the Mental Capacity Act, which comes into force today.
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Chief executive confirmed for mental health trust
Acting chief executive of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership trust Sandy Taylor has been confirmed in the role.
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Jail deaths probe
The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health is investigating the impact of powers allowing judges to lock up prisoners indefinitely.
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DoH 'letting down ethnic minorities'
The Department of Health has been found to have failed in its race equality duties and accused of being ‘obstructive’ to a Commission for Racial Equality probe.
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Data on mental health patient safety must be presented accurately
Chris Heginbotham’s commitment to the well-being and safety of mental health inpatients is sincere and I share some of his concerns, but I must set the record straight about the more alarming aspects of the impression created by his recent interview, writes Louis Appleby
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Care from the community
A redesign of the mental health support worker role values personal experience and diversity. Siobhan Chadwick and Alison James describe the development
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Dave Lee on Darzi's tour
'Mental health has occasionally painted itself as the eternal Cinderella, with the result that some commissioners feel obliged to treat it accordingly'
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Lisa Rodrigues on the traits of executives
Being a chief executive is a wonderful job for those with a well-developed sense of responsibility. I read somewhere that more leaders are firstborn children than any other family position and I can understand why. As the first child, you are automatically expected to take responsibility for your siblings. If, ...
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Staying informed on healthcare
Christine Halpin talks about establishing a health information service for disadvantaged groups.
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Renewed efforts to set up national tariff
Mental health trusts are signing up to new payment by results pilots, although fears remain that a national system will not be implemented.
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Media Watch
The papers are again keen to expose the 'scandal' of hospital food - this time the focus is on hospital kitchens. The Observer told readers of a 'searing indictment' of their cleanliness after government inspection reports revealed 'that breaches of food hygiene laws include infestations of mice and cockroaches, kitchen ...
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Born under a bad sign
Perinatal depression is gaining a higher profile, with a drive to increase awareness and provide wider access to specialist provision. Emma Dent reports
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2,000 in move to own homes
Nearly 2,000 people with learning disabilities are to be moved into their own homes after the DH announced £175m in funding for primary care trusts to close NHS institutions.