All Mental health articles – Page 195
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New handbook for black and ethnic minority mental health workers
A new handbook dealing in the 'nitty gritty' of life as a community development worker in mental health has been produced for black and ethnic minority staff.The booklet aims to clarify guidance issued by the government in an attempt to broaden the mental health workforce.More details ...
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Nicholson pledges to devolve 90pc of resources to local NHS
NHS chief executive unequivocal about huge transfer of budgets from DoH
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Scottish mental health delivery plan published
The Scottish Executive has published a mental health delivery plan, including basic mental health training for everyone who works with children, halving admissions of children and young people to adult beds and reducing anti-depressant prescribing and repeat hospital admissions for mental illness.To read the plan click ...
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HSJ Knowledge
The future of the NHS complaints procedure
Reforms to the complaints process are intended to produce a fundamental shift away from attributing blame. Tony Yeaman explains
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A national framework to support local workforce strategy development
A national framework to support local workforce strategy development: A guide for HR directors in the NHS and social care
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HSJ Knowledge
Delivering the NHS Improvement Plan: the workforce contribution
Delivering the NHS Improvement Plan: the workforce contribution
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HR high impact changes: An evidence based resource
HR high impact changes: An evidence based resource
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Healthcare watchdog finds patients' NHS experience differs
People who are older, from an ethnic minority group or disabled report different experiences of the NHS than the rest of the population.These new findings published today by the Healthcare Commission found that older people tend to give a more positive experience of services in the NHS than younger uses. ...
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Parliament lobbied over mental health bill
The Mental Health Alliance is holding a mass lobby of Parliament today over the proposed Mental Health Bill. The proposed legislation is due to have its second reading in the Lords this afternoon.Find out more here
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HSJ Knowledge
Improving prescribing in mental health: the patient perspective
The Healthcare Commission's State of Healthcare 2006report, published on 1 November, highlights a number of problems with mental health prescribing which frequently deviates from best practice and national guidance with potentially devastating effects for patients.
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Mike Cooke on mental health
We have made measurable progress in mental health services over the past six years but there is still too much variation in services and in investment, primarily in services not covered by a national service framework.
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Joint report on mental health NSF
The Department of Health and Department of Education and Skills has published a report on implementing the mental health standard of the national service framework on children, young people and maternity services. It says that the target to introduce a child and adolescent mental health ...
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How Middle England turned into a nation of reconfiguration rebels
Demonstrations against changes to hospital services have brought thousands on to the streets. Tash Shifrin spoke to some of the campaigners about their aims
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Author of reconfiguration blueprint rails against 'wrong, confusing and puzzling' opposition
The man who wrote the blueprint for Scottish health services has hit out at politicians and unions who originally backed his plans but are now opposing them as they are rolled out locally.
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Joint health and social care regulation body delayed as plans are left out of Queen's Speech
The merger of the health and social care inspectorates looks set to be delayed by at least six months following the absence of a bill to implement it in the Queen's Speech.
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Mental health budgets being cut, charity says
Mental health charity Rethink has warned that £37m of further cuts are taking place in mental health services across the UK.The charity is calling for mental health to be included in the so-called 'Selbie Six' of top national priorities for the NHS and a national recovery plan for the current ...
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Comment
Listening to complaints
David Lee's article on listening to complaints was engaging. What would have been really useful is a sense of what has actually changed in the day-to-day operation of services and the impact on patient care, efficiency and staff relations.