All Mental health articles – Page 139
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NewsPledge to cut anti-psychotic drug use
A cut in the use of anti-psychotic drugs for patients with dementia is among a number of pledges put forward by a new coalition of 44 organisations.
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NewsPublic health plans must deal with mental health, say psychiatrists
Mental health must be “at the heart” of the upcoming public health white paper, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said.
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NewsBad referrals waste district nurses’ time
Every mismanaged referral to a district nurse wastes five hours of their time, research by the provider arm for three London primary care trusts has found.
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NewsTalk therapy offer ‘patchy’
One in five patients wait over a year for talking therapy despite the nationwide scheme to promote it.
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NewsRise in mental health detentions
The number of people being given compulsory treatment under the Mental Health Act rose by 3.5 per cent last year, data has revealed.
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NewsBudget cuts 'will damage staff health'
Physiotherapists have warned that the impending public spending cuts could force people to carry on working even if they are ill, ultimately making their health even worse.
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NewsEating disorders in children rise by 11%
The number of children admitted to hospital due to eating disorders has risen by 11% in the past year, according to the NHS.
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HSJ Knowledge
Healthcare for people with learning disabilities
Recent years have seen a series of high profile reports criticising the NHS for offering inadequate healthcare to patients with learning disabilities.
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NewsTransforming Community Services: PCTs step closer to deciding fate of provider arms
Primary care trusts are edging closer to determining the future of their provider arms.
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NewsPsychiatrists back removal of private income cap for FTs
Removing the cap on private income for foundation trusts would release those in mental health to be more innovative and entrepreneurial, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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NewsMental health costs 'soar to £105bn'
The economic costs associated with poor mental health have increased from £28bn to £105.2bn a year, according to research.
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HSJ Knowledge
Value for money commissioning in mental health
The phrase ‘value for money’ has considerable currency in the prevailing economic climate.
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NewsLost hospital data draws security sanction
A Scottish health board has been rapped by data protection chiefs after a memory stick containing “sensitive” information about patients and staff was found outside a supermarket.
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NewsTrusts to be tested on dementia care standards
NHS organisations will have to publish details about the care they provide for people with dementia to improve local accountability, the government has announced.
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NewsCQC lifts condition on mental health trust
A health trust has had one of three conditions previously placed on it by the CQC lifted after it demonstrated that it has improved its system of ensuring patients’ detention papers are properly renewed under the Mental Health Act.
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NewsCQC warns mental health trust of legal action
The Care Quality Commission has issued its toughest warning yet to a trust for failing to make sufficient improvements after receiving an initial warning.
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NewsDementia costs 'equal to 1% of global GDP'
The global cost of dementia this year will be £388 billion - more than 1% of GDP, according to a report out today.
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InformationResearch to the rescue!
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT FRINGE - The business secretary was committed to high quality scientific research, Baroness Northover stressed today.
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InformationAre we prepared for an ageing society?
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT FRINGE - A Bill to reform how social care is paid for, developed on a cross-party basis, will be brought to Parliament next year, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow said today.