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Tag Archives: Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS)
Opportunities for Better Integration of Physical and Mental Health (King’s Fund)
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
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 3 Dimensions of Care For Diabetes (3DfD) Service, Access to Mental Health Services, Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020/21, Acute Hospital A&E and Liaison Mental Health Teams, Acute Mental Health Care: Inpatient and Crisis Home Treatment, Acute Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Caregiving (Carers), Carers, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring for Carers, Chronic Conditions, CMHT: Community Mental Health Teams, Commissioning Acute Mental Health Care, Commissioning Liaison Mental Health Services in Acute Hospitals, Community and Mental Health Trusts, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), Community-Based Care, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Complex Chronic Conditions, Confusion in Care Homes, Crisis Care Concordat, Crisis Home Resolution Teams, Crisis Prevention, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams (CRHTTs), Crisis Support, Delirium in Care Homes, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Diagnostic Overshadowing, Early Intervention in Psychosis, Early Referral to Mental Health Services, Five Year Forward View, Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, Five Year Forward View Mental Health Taskforce, IAPT Long Term Conditions / Medically Unexplained Symptoms (LTC/MUS) Project, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Mental Health Services, Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT), Improving Perinatal Mental Health, Independent Mental Health Taskforce to the NHS in England, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care: From Service User Perspective, Integration of Physical and Mental Health, Interaction between Physical and Mental Health, Investment in Mental Health, Let’s Respect Resources (National Mental Health Development Unit), Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Mental Health Teams, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), Mental and Physical Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Work, Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Crisis Care, Mental Health Liaison Services in Emergency Departments and Inpatient Ward, Mental Health Problems, Mental Health Professionals in Emergency Departments, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Services in Accident and Emergency Units, Mental Health Taskforce, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Multimorbidities and Long-Term Conditions, National Audit of Dementia (Care in General Hospitals), National Mental Health Development Unit, Nursing and Residential Homes, Older People’s Mental Health Services, Older Persons’ Mental Health, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Perinatal Mental Health, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Psychological Wellbeing for Patients with Long-Term Conditions, Public Health, Residential Homes, Risk of Dementia For People With Diabetes / Cardiovascular Disease, Social Determinants of Health, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness, Three Dimensions of Care For Diabetes (3DfD), Unmet Mental Health Needs, Unmet Needs, Wellbeing in Care Homes
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Liaison Psychiatry for Every Acute Hospital: Integrated Mental and Physical Healthcare (Royal College of Psychiatrists)
Summary This report, from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, summarises the evidence about the role and benefits of liaison psychiatry services in acute hospitals. It describes the range of mental health problems encountered, and the various interventions in acute hospitals. … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Delirium, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards
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Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing for Patients with Long-Term Conditions (NHS Confederation / Mental Health Network)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 2, September 2012]. Summary Long-term physical conditions are often linked to adverse mental health and wellbeing. Long-term physical conditions may affect people’s mental health. Poor … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation), National, NHS, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Long Term Conditions Compendium (Department of Health)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 11, June 2012]. Summary The Department of Health has published the third edition of the “Long Term Conditions Compendium of Information”. This document should … Continue reading
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Guidance for Commissioners of Liaison Mental Health Services to Acute Hospitals (JCP-MH)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary The Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH) has produced this guide on commissioning mental health (psychiatric) liaison services in … Continue reading
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