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Tag Archives: Older People and Mental Health
Parity of Challenge for NHS Mental Health Services? (BBC News / RCN)
Summary Staff cuts and bed shortages, in the face of increasing demand, pose questions about the credibility of the NHS “parity of esteem” policy for mental health services. Full Text Link Reference Nurses warn of mental health services strain. London: … 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, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Northern Ireland, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, RCN, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Acute Mental Health Services, Admissions to Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS), All Wales Medicine Strategy Group (2014), Available Beds, Betsi Cadwallader University Health Board, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black and Minority Ethnic Communities: Mental Health, Bridging the Gap Campaign, CAMHS Services, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Commissioning for Parity of Esteem, Commissioning Older People’s Mental Health Services, Community-Based Services, Crisis Care Concordat, Delivering Parity of Esteem, Dr Peter Carter: Chief Executive and General Secretary at Royal College of Nursing, Early Intervention Psychosis (EIP) Teams, Early Referral to Mental Health Services, Formal Legal Detentions (Under Mental Health Legislation), Frontline First (RCN), IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Information Services Division Scotland, Inpatient Admissions, Inpatient Admissions and Bed Management in NHS Acute Hospitals, Liaison Mental Health Services, Mark Winstanley: Chief Executive of Rethink Mental Illness, Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA), Memory Services, Mental Health, Mental Health Beds: Local Availability, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Commissioning, Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Mental Health in England, Mental Health Inequalities, Mental Health Nursing, Mental Health Nursing Posts, Mental Health Nursing Workforce, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Statistics, Mental Health Strategy, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Health Waiting Times, Mental Health Waiting Times Targets, Mental Healthcare, Mental Illness in the NHS, National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH), NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Mental Health Services, No Health Without Mental Health, No Health Without Mental Health Strategy, Nursing Skill Mix, Older Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS), Older People and Mental Health, Older People’s Mental Health Services, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Peter Carter: Royal College of Nursing, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Rethink Mental Illness, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Frontline First Campaign, Secondary Mental Health Services, Shortages of Senior Nurses, Skill Mix in Mental Health Settings, Staffing Level Indicators: Skill Mix, Staffing Levels and Skill Mix, UK Mental Health Services, Waiting Time Target for Psychological Therapies, Waiting Time Targets in the NHS in England, Waiting Times and Access Standards, Waiting Times for Mental Health Services, Welsh Government, Workforce and Skill Mix, Workforce Planning, Workforce Planning and Development, Workforce Shortages in Mental Health Nursing
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Parity of Esteem: Guidance on Mental Health Commissioning (NHS England)
Summary This NHS England document offers planning guidance to assist commissioners in their planning with regard to how local communities and CCGs can achieve greater “parity of esteem” between physical and mental health. This document supplies evidence, case studies and … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation), National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Services, Better Care Fund, Bridging the Gap Campaign, CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Centre for Mental Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning for Parity of Esteem, Commissioning for Value, Commissioning for Value Packs, Crisis Care Concordat, Economic Impact of Mental Health Problems, English Local Authorities, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, House of Care, House of Care Model, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Integrated Pathway Hub (IPH), Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Local Authorities, Local Strategic Planning, London School of Economics, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Mental Illness, Market Assessment, Mental Health, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Co-Morbidities, Mental Health Commissioning, Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Mental Health in England, Mental Health Inequalities, Mental Health Strategy, Mental Healthcare, Mental Illness in the NHS, Mind, NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network (MHN), NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), No Decision About Me Without Me, No Health Without Mental Health Strategy, Older People and Mental Health, Older People’s Mental Health Services, Parity of Esteem, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Redesigning Services, Rethink Mental Illness, Setting Priorities, Social Care Provision, Strategic Planning, Strategic Planning and Commissioning, The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Transformative Ideas for Commissioners, Unmet Care Needs, Unmet Health Needs, Unwarranted Variations
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MiNDbank Database: World Health Organization (WHO)
Summary The World Health Organisation’s MiNDbank database includes international information about mental health, substance abuse, disability and human rights. It covers the various policies, strategies, laws and service standards implemented in these fields by different countries. “Launched on Human Rights … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tagged Adult Mental Health Services, Best Practice, Community-Based Mental Health and Social Care Services, Dementia Policies Plans and Strategies, Elderly Human Rights, Elderly Mental Health, Human Rights, Human Rights Culture, Inclusiveness, International Guidance Tools and Resources, International Human Rights Standards, Laws, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Commissioning, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Strategies, Mental Healthcare, MiNDbank Database, Older People and Mental Health, Policies, QualityRights (WHO), Strategies, Substance Abuse, WHO MiNDbank, WHO: World Health Organization, WHO’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, WHO’s QualityRights Initiative, World Health Organization
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