Mental health charities have stepped up calls to scrap mixed-sex wards following a government commitment to treat mental health patients with greater dignity.
Care services minister Ivan Lewis last week announced that the Dignity in Care campaign would be extended from older people to those with mental health problems, including greater involvement of patients in devising care plans.
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Jon Spiers, CEO of the Royal Free Charity, makes the case for a strategic, government-backed approach to philanthropy – similar to the Blair-era matched funding scheme for universities – in health to complement and bolster state funding
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