Mental Health – Page 109
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NewsExclusive: Clegg to launch mental health action plan
Nick Clegg is next week expected to launch a national mental health action plan, advocating a further push towards “parity of esteem” between the sector and the rest of healthcare, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsUse of deprivation of liberty safeguards rises
There has been a sharp increase in the number of applications to use deprivation of liberty safeguards for people over the age of 75, it has emerged.
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NewsExclusive: Non-acute providers allege institutional bias
Healthcare leaders from across the community and mental health sectors have united against plans to cut the tariff price for their services by a fifth more than the reduction proposed for acute providers.
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HSJ KnowledgeTrust cleans up its act with innovative audit tool
How Nottinghamshire Healthcare raised standards
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NewsMental health nurses to be based in police centres
Mental health nurses are to be based at some of England’s police stations and courts as part of a new pilot scheme.
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CommentPut people back at the heart of dementia care
Conversations with patients reveal what is important to their lives and care
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CommentWelfare advice is essential to mental health care
It makes services more efficient, effective and responsive
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CommentLord Darzi: A global effort can improve mental health
International innovations are raising care standards
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CommentCameras can be the secret weapon to stop care scandals
We need a debate about how to protect vulnerable people
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CommentWhere does dementia policy go next?
The G8 summit on dementia is a big win, but national progress is stalling
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NewsRevealed: Thousand incidences of specialised services failing standards
NHS England has agreed more than 1,000 temporary contract variations when providers of specialised services have failed to meet new service standards, HSJ has learned.
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SupplementsChain gang - an HSJ mental health supplement
Looking at how to support NHS staff and keep patients safe
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SupplementsStaying safe in an age of austerity
Cutbacks mean protecting people with mental health problems is tougher than ever
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HSJ Partners
Supporting mental health services
The best interests of vulnerable people need to be at the heart of decision making
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HSJ PartnersDean Royles: Why it’s time to change
Why support for the Time To Change campaign is vital
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HSJ Knowledge
How have intermediate care services performed in 2013?
CCGs were told they need to double capacity
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NewsMental health spending study axed by DH
The government has axed an annual study of spending in mental health services a year after HSJ revealed it had shown the first fall in spending for a decade.
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CommentBedlam trust: why we let cameras in
Trust explains its involvement with the Channel 4 series