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World Mental Health Day (WHO / BBC News / DHSC / Lancet / PHE / Education Policy Institute / NAO / HEE / APPG on Mental Health)

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Today is World Mental Health Day, which has aroused lots of announcements and initiatives. First Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care re-visited the national ambition for mental health to have … Continue reading →

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Recent Developments Regarding the Role(s) of Technology in the NHS (BBC News / Health Foundation / Institute for Fiscal Studies / King’s Fund / Nuffield Trust / NHS England / RCN / HEE / WHO)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Matt Hancock, the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has spoken of a £487 million investment into “Tech Transformation” in the NHS. Of this, £412 million has been pledged for improving technology in hospitals and increasing … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Research: Official Framework (Department of Health)

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Department of Health has published a framework covering intended mental health research in the UK over the next decade. This is another response to recommendations in the independent Mental Health Taskforce’s Five Year Forward View for Mental Health … Continue reading →

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Five Year Forward View for Mental Health: One Year On (NHS England / BBC News)

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England’s “Five Year Forward View for Mental Health: One Year On” report marks the anniversary of the independent Mental Health Taskforce’s Five Year Forward View for Mental Health for the NHS in England. It summarises progress made in the … Continue reading →

Mental Health in General Hospitals: Patient Safety Improvement (NHS England / NCEPOD / NCCMH / NICE)

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This year’s National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) “Treat as one” report identifies a number of problems in the treatment of patients with mental health problems admitted to acute hospitals. Recommendations are supplied. Professor Tim Kendall, … Continue reading →

Five Year Forward View For Mental Health: Government’s Response (Department of Health / BBC News)

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The government has published a response to the independent Mental Health Taskforce’s “NHS Five Year Forward View for Mental Health” report, as produced for NHS England. The government accepts all of the taskforce report’s 58 recommendations, in full. Responses … Continue reading →

Five Year Forward View For Mental Health: Implementation Plans (NHS England / BBC News)

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Implementation plans are outlined regarding NHS England’s response to the Mental Health Taskforce’s recommendations for improving mental health care. The following report is a “blueprint” for coming changes in the NHS. It indicates what the public and service users … Continue reading →

Reconsidering Ageless Mental Health Services: Whyfor, Whence and Whither? (JGCR)

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A brief article has been published which examines the concept of “Ageless Mental Health Services” (sic) as it has featured in the recent literature on old age psychiatry. The pros and cons of this abstruse, widely condemned and potentially … Continue reading →

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NHS England Business Plan for 2016/17: Understanding the NHS Policy Big Picture (NHS England)

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England’s business plan for 2016/17 carries forwards many of the main themes from the previous year, based broadly on the agenda of the Five Year Forward View. The grand themes are: Improving health: closing the health and wellbeing … Continue reading →

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Opportunities for Better Integration of Physical and Mental Health (King’s Fund)

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Five Year Forward View touched upon the importance of better integration between physical and mental health services. Building on the NHS England Mental Health Taskforce’s recommendations, the following King’s Fund report explores this “integration frontier” in more … Continue reading →

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