All Mental health articles – Page 156
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Comment
NICE chairman hits back at critics
Some recent criticisms of NICE's work ignore the realities of modern healthcare and misrepresent the facts. Institute chairman Sir Michael Rawlins sets the record straight
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Leader
Young promises new regime will deliver speed and independence
The language used by the chair of the Care Quality Commission in her interview with HSJ was typically clear, robust and ambitious.
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News
Guilty by emission as carbon cuts loom large
The NHS emits a million tonnes of carbon a year, but it must cut this figure drastically. Helen Crump asks whether trusts are giving this issue the priority it requires and highlights some innovative ideas.
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News
Watchdog chair to get tough on obeying NICE rules
Care Quality Commission chair Baroness Young has pledged to crack down on NHS organisations that fail to adopt National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance.Ignoring guidelines could result in marked-down annual assessment ratings and lower pay, she told HSJ in her first interview in her role at the new ...
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News
Older people with depression denied help - Age Concern
Eight out of 10 older people with clinical depression do not get any treatment, according to Age Concern.The charity today launched a national campaign to improve support for the more than 2 million people over 65 who have symptoms of depression.
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Comment
Angela Greatley on worrying welfare reforms
Late last month, the government published its latest plans for welfare reform. Many of the proposals in the green paper, No One Written Off, are likely to be very significant for sick and disabled people.
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News
Minority staff get worse deal on jobs, pay and grievances
Widespread disadvantages faced by black and minority ethnic NHS staff have been laid bare in a stark analysis of recruitment, bullying, grievance and disciplinary rates.
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News
Do not marginalise drug addiction
Thank you HSJ for flagging up the 'neglect' of common mental health problems in specialist mental health trusts.
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News
Much to learn about disability
The findings of the independent inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities prove that people with a learning disability are being discriminated against in the NHS, which is leading to unnecessary pain and death.
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News
Managers losing sleep as 48-hour week nears
The clock is ticking on the European working time directive, with only a year until junior doctors’ hours are cut. Alison Moore asks if trusts are ready to make the change
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HSJ Knowledge
Under the radar: BME mental health
Language barriers and stereotyping mean the mental health needs of black and minority ethnic older people are going unseen by commissioners. Kaye McIntosh reports
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News
Unemployed are told to kick the benefits habit
In a radical move to cut the benefits bill, the government intends to force drug users into treatment and the long-term sick back to work. What will this mean for the health service, asks Charlotte Santry
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News
Unemployed told to kick benefits habit
In a radical move to cut the benefits bill, the government intends to force drug users into treatment and the long-term sick back to work. What will this mean for the health service, asks Charlotte Santry
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Supplements
Health inequalities: the human workshop
It is unacceptable that in the first decade of the 21st century, the length of a person's life is still determined by where they were born.
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Comment
Rowan Myron on implementing the Mental Capacity Act
The requirements of the Mental Capacity Act are vitally important for those in the health and social care sectors, but they are taking root too slowly on the front line.
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Leader
Mental health training shortage hits progress on safety
The Healthcare Commission's investigation into mental health inpatient services paints a troubling picture.
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News
Inpatient mental health slammed as commissioners neglect services
Commissioners are neglecting mental health inpatient services despite endemic levels of violence, overcrowding and untrained staff, a damning review has found.Nearly a quarter of mental health inpatient beds are in trusts rated weak by inspectors, according to the first Healthcare Commission review focused on mental health inpatient services.
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News
Mental health managers told: stop posing as Cinderella
Mental health managers have been ordered to promote their services rather than presenting them as a 'bleak Victorian underworld'.
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News
SHA chief gets top job at Care Quality Commission
Cynthia Bower is to be appointed as the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission.Ms Bower, the chief executive of West Midlands strategic health authority, is expected to be confirmed as the chief executive imminently, HSJ can reveal.
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News
Mental health volunteering in Sri Lanka
Katherine Allen, senior mental health promotion officer at Rethink and former VSO volunteer, talks about the challenges facing mental health professionals in Sri Lanka and how British volunteers can help