Mental Health – Page 156
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What the operating framework means for PCTs, providers and SHAs
PCTsContracts with PCT provider services by AprilPreparing for legal right to choiceUpgrading and increasing GP premisesReductions in mixed-sex accommodation"Pricing framework" for community servicesProvidersNew MRSA minimum standardPayments linked to qualityMeeting safeguarding children duties"Least restrictive environment possible" for mental healthcareSHAsProducing talent and leadership plansEnsuring providers use funds to improve trainingWorkforce plans for ...
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Two thirds of dementia sufferers not known to GPs
More than 60 per cent of dementia sufferers are not known to their GPs, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.The party’s health spokesman Norman Lamb said the figures showed the need for improved access to primary care.
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David Lee on the prison mental health dilemma
Not only do mental health trusts work with some of the most vulnerable members of our communities, it sometimes falls to us to support unfashionable causes too.
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NHS leadership forum endorses SHA role in developing talent
NHS leaders have rebutted the idea that strategic health authorities will be redundant in an era of strengthened commissioners and trusts.
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National quality board named as NHS prepares for international comparison
The NHS will be compared with its international peers in annual reports by the soon to be created national quality board.
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Effort required on BME mental health inequality
NHS managers must improve mental health services for black and minority ethnic groups, the Healthcare Commission has urged. It also called for 'renewed efforts' to provide more single sex wards.
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Mental health chief promises a clean sweep
The new chief executive of a troubled mental health trust has pledged to stay in post for at least three years to clear the 'debris' left by her predecessors. Jackie Daniel's post at Manchester Mental Health and Social Care trust was made permanent last week.
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Coalition launched to help vulnerable adults
Criminal justice charity Clinks, drugs charity DrugScope, homelessness agencies umbrella body Homeless Link and mental health charity Mind have formed a coalition to support socially excluded and vulnerable adults.
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Mental Health Innovation, supported by Mental Health Strategies
Winner: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health foundation trustThe Meriden programme promotes family-sensitive mental health services and gives clinical staff, service users and carers skills to work with families
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Lisa Rodrigues on achieving NHS equality
This year, 5 November was a very special day. The world woke up to find that the people of the United States had voted for the best presidential candidate, who also just happened to be black.
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NHS in recession: when good times turn bad
New hospitals on hold, health workers striking and severe underfunding were all effects of previous recessions. Andy Cowper ask what the latest crisis may mean for the NHS
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NHS time management: achieving efficiency
NHS managers, if your time is being wasted on pointless chores, bin the boring bits and limit the endless meetings, says Jenny Rogers
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Manchester Mental Health and Social Care trust appoints new chief
Manchester Mental Health and Social Care trust has appointed a new chief executive after its last one left and launched an unfair dismissal claim.
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Angela Greatley on help for released prisoners
Every year, more than 80,000 people end prison sentences in the UK. Most have a complex mix of mental health problems alongside drug or alcohol addictions and a myriad of other difficulties to face.
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More to do on BME mental health - Healthcare Commission
NHS managers must work harder to improve mental health services for black and minority ethnic groups, the Healthcare Commission has urged.
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Best foundation trust chief executives not getting best pay
The salaries of foundation trust chief executives bear little relation to the performance of their organisations, a pay analysis has revealed.
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Trusts pressed to prepare for credit crisis blues
Commissioners must 'ramp up' capacity in psychological therapies to meet the needs of the increasing numbers of people being made redundant in the credit crunch.
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Young people need better mental health services, says charity
Three in four young people with mental health problems are not receiving the treatment they need, according to a report by New Philanthropy Capital.
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Calls for more mental health funding as economic worries increase
Mental health charity Mind has called for more investment in services to help cope with an expected surge in demand caused by the economic downturn.
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Improving older people's mental health
A consultant clinical psychologist is proving that group analysis work with older people with mental health disorders can be successful.