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Tag Archives: Norman Lamb MP
Recent Information on Restraint in Mental Health Trusts, Plus Statistics on Other Safeguarding Topics (BBC News / NHS Digital)
Summary Freedom of information requests made by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that the use of restraint by mental health trusts in England has increased yearly since 2013, despite repeated calls over recent years for restraint to be minimised. It … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Abuse, Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Acute Care, Adult Safeguarding, Adult Safeguarding Concerns and Enquiries, Adult Social Care Analytical Hub, Avoidable Harm, Community and Mental Health Trusts, Councils with Social Services Responsibilities, Culture of Zero-Harm, De-Escalation Techniques, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), DoLS in Hospitals, Dr Sridevi Kalidindi: Royal College of Psychiatrists, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethics and Decision-Making, Experimental Statistics, Face-Down Restraint, FOI: Freedom of information, Freedom of Information, Government Policy on Adult Safeguarding, Harm Free Care, Human Rights, Human Rights and Nursing, Identification and Reporting of Problems, Incident Reporting, Least Restrictive Principle, Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb: Former Health Minister (Coalition Government), Liberal Democrats, Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP), Medical Ethics, Mental Capacity, Mental Health Hospitals, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Healthcare, Mind, Neglect and Acts of Omission, NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), NHS Digital: Annual Report for England (2016-17), NHS Digital: Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC), NHS Mental Health Trusts in England, Norman Lamb MP, Openness and Transparency, Openness. Transparency, Physical Restraint, Physical Restraint in Hospital Settings, Physical Restraint in Mental Healthcare, Psychiatric Hospitals, Recording and Reporting, Reporting Culture in the NHS, Restraint, Restraint in Health and Adult Social Care, Restraint in Mental Health Trusts, Restrictive Practices, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults Collection, Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC): Annual Report for England (2016-17), Safeguarding Adults Principles, Safeguarding Adults Reports, safeguarding Adults Reviews, Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs), Safeguarding Older People, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, Unintended Consequences, Use of Reasonable Force, Vicki Nash: Mind
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Promoting the Importance of Mental Wellbeing: Awareness, Budgets and Policy (NHS Employers / BBC News / CommunityCare / Department of Health / NHS England)
Summary NHS Employers has published an infographic / poster outlining key facts and figures about mental wellbeing. Full Text Link Reference Things you need to know about mental wellbeing. London: NHS Employers, February 20th 2015. Mental Health Service Budgets: Swings … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Employers, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Mental Health Services, Admission Avoidance, Assertive Outreach, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, BBC Health News, CAMHS Services, Care Integration, Changing how Services Are Commissioned: Care Based Around the Needs of children and Their Families, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce Report (2015), Children’s and Adolescents’ Mental Health Services, CMHT: Community Mental Health Teams, Commissioning for Parity of Esteem, Community Care, Community Care Beds and Services, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Services, Community Mental Health Teams, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), Community Service Funding, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Mental Health and Social Care Services, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, CommunityCare (Online Journal), Continued Support Throughout Teenage Years into Early 20s (Avoiding Cliff-Edge of Lost Support at 18), Crisis Care Concordat, Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, Crisis Response, Crisis Response Services, Crisis Response Teams (CRTs), Danny Alexander: Liberal Democrat Treasury Secretary, Early Intervention in Psychosis, Faye Wilson: Chair of British Association of Social Workers’ Mental Health Forum, Former Minister of Care Services Norman Lamb, Future in Mind Report (2015), Health and Social Care Integration, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Importance of Mental Wellbeing Infographic Poster (NHS Employers), Improved Care for Children and Young People in Crisis, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Information and Self-Help Via Online Tools and Apps, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Investing in Recovery, Joint Working on the Liverpool CAMHS Model, Liaison Psychiatry Services, London Youth Health Centre Supporting Mental Wellbeing, Mental Health Budgets, Mental Health Early Interventions, Mental Health Funding, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Service Budgets, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Training for Health Professionals (Including GPs), Mental Health Trusts, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, NHS Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for Older People with Mental Health Problems: Unit / Reference Costs, NHS Mental Health Budget, NHS Mental Health Services, Nick Clegg: Former Deputy Prime Minister, No Health Without Mental Health, Norman Lamb MP, Norman Lamb MP (Former Minister of State for Care and Support), One Stop Shop Support Services in the Community, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventing Future Crises, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Public Mental Health, Risk and Protective Factors for Mental Wellbeing, Self-Care, Simon Wessely: President of Royal College of Psychiatrists, Steve Chamberlain: Chair of College of Social Work’s Approved Mental Health Professionals Network, Support for Parents to Help Improve Family Relationships, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness, Time to Change, Tower Hamlets CAMHS Parenting Groups, Waiting Time Target for Psychological Therapies, Waiting Time Targets in the NHS in England, Young Minds Report (Children Young People and Family Engagement)
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Pilots to Support Carers Remain in Paid Employment (Department of Health)
Summary Nine pilot areas will be involved in discovering how to help carers balance work and their caring responsibilities. The pilot areas will explore how technology (such as smart phones, social media and email alerts) can be used to ease … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Alex Fox: Shared Lives Plus, Balancing Work With Caring, Burden on Caregivers, Bury, Care Act 2014, Care Coordinators, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care in an Ageing Society, Care in the Community, Care Leave, Care Monitoring, Caregiver Support, Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Support, Carers, Cheshire West, Co-Production, Collective Solutions to Care, Combining Work and Care, Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Assets, Community Care, Community Care Services, Community Empowerment, Community Institutions, Community Networks, Community Volunteering, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health, Digital Technology, Dr Ros Altmann: Government’s Business Champion for Older Workers, Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, Families, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Flexible Hours for Carers, Flexible Roles, Flexible Workforce, Flexible Working, Flexible Working Arrangements, Gateshead, Government Equalities Office, Health at Work Network, Improving Flexibility of Care, Independence, Informal Networks, Information and Advice, Information and Support for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Innovative Technology, Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Authority and Social Care, Local Authority Commissioners, New Technology, Norman Lamb MP, Norman Lamb MP (Former Minister of State for Care and Support), North Somerset, North Tyneside, Northamptonshire, Pilots to Support Carers Remain in Paid Employment, Public Health Responsibility Deal, Public Health Responsibility Deal’s Health at Work Network, Reablement, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Sefton, Shared Lives Plus, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Social Care Volunteers, Social Networks, Social Networks and Organizations, Social Support / Community Networks, South Gloucestershire, Staffordshire and Stoke, Support for Relatives Friends or Carers, Support Networks, Supporting Caregivers, Supporting Working Carers, Telemonitoring, Time Bank, Time-Banking, Unmet Needs, Unpaid Care and Employment, Unpaid Care Provision, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, User Networks, Value of Volunteering, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE), Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE) Review, Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector and Ageing, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, Volunteering, Volunteering in Health and Care, Volunteers
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Summary of Recent Progress on Dementia Friendly Communities (Department of Health)
Summary The following brief communication supplies an update on the Government’s and Department of Health’s national progress in the creation, development, promotion and evaluation of dementia-friendly communities. Ambitions for the end of 2015 include: There being at least 20 cities, … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, Department of Health, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Accord Group, Accord Housing, Asda, Awareness Raising, BBC Health News, Best Practice for Dementia Care, Birmingham and the Black Country, British Standards Institute, British Standards Institution (BSI), British Standards Institution (BSI): Code of Practice for Dementia Friendly Communities, BSI Guidance, Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Code of Practice for Dementia Friendly Communities, Creating Dementia Friendly Communities in Wolverhampton, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia Advisory Group, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Challenge Champion Groups, Dementia Friendly Awards: Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Dementia Friendly Communities Recognition Process, Dementia Friendly Community (City or County) of Year 2018: National Dementia Friendly Awards, Dementia Friendly Financial Services Charter, Dementia Friendly Technologies, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Technology Charter, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly City, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Industries, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Sectors, Dementia-Friendly Shops, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Future of Dementia Advisory Group (aka the Dementia Advisory Group), National Dementia Friendly Awards (2018), Norman Lamb (Former Care Minister), Norman Lamb MP, Norman Lamb: Former Liberal Democrat Health Minister, PAS 1365 (BSI), Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia: Progress in Year Three, Shop Staff, Walsall, Walsall Arboretum, West Midlands, Wolverhampton Dementia Action Alliance (DAA)
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Mental Health Services In Crisis? (BBC News)
Summary Mental health services in England have been described as “a car crash”, not prioritised by the health secretary, by Professor Sue Bailey the outgoing president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Full Text Link Reference Buchanan, M. (2014). Mental … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BBC Health News, Birmingham City Council, Care Integration, Commissioning for Parity of Esteem, Community Care, Community Care Beds and Services, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Services, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Mental Health and Social Care Services, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, CommunityCare (Online Journal), Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Former Minister of Care Services Norman Lamb, Health and Social Care Integration, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Inpatient Beds, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, LGA: Local Government Association, Local Government Association, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Trusts, Norman Lamb MP, Norman Lamb MP (Former Minister of State for Care and Support), Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventing Future Crises, Prevention, Professor Sue Bailey: Former President of Royal College of Psychiatrists, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, SANE, Sectioning under the Mental Health Act, Worcestershire County Council, Young Minds
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Use of Face-Down Restraint in Mental Health Hospitals (BBC News / NHS Choices / Mind)
Summary Research by the mental health charity Mind has revealed figures showing the extent to which face-down restraint is used in some trusts. The government is considering a ban on the use of this method of restraint in English mental health hospitals. … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Face-Down Restraint, FOI: Freedom of information, Freedom of Information, Human Rights, Human Rights and Nursing, Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb: Former Health Minister (Coalition Government), Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Health Hospitals, Mental Healthcare, Mind, Norman Lamb MP, Physical Restraint, Physical Restraint in Hospital Settings, Physical Restraint in Mental Healthcare, Psychiatric Hospitals, Race Equality, Restraint, Safeguarding, Tim Kendall: National Clinical Director for Mental Health at NHS England, Victoria Derbyshire Programme, Victoria Derbyshire Programme (BBC Two)
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Reflections on the NHS: Sixty-Fifth Year Anniversary Special (Nuffield Trust / Other Selected Commentaries)
Summary The NHS turns 65 today (July 5th 2013). To mark this milestone, the Nuffield Trust has published a compilation of 65 key commentators’ views reflecting on the state of the NHS and its future. These viewpoints – sometimes surprisingly … Continue reading →