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Statistical update on suicide
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- London
Key statistical data on suicide in England, highlighting trends and rates by gender, number of suicides by people in contact with mental health services, inpatient suicides, self-inflicted deaths in prison, apparent suicides following police custody, and deaths mentioning helium poisoning. There were 4,727 suicides recorded in 2013, a rise of 214 since 2012. The overall trend in the suicide rates has been decreasing since 1998 until 2008 but has been rising slightly since. The three-year average rate for 2011-13 was 8.8 suicides per 100,000 general population. (Edited publisher abstract)
Safeguarding Adult Review in respect of Mr AA: died January 2014
- Author:
- KLEE Deborah
- Publishers:
- Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board, Suffolk Safeguarding Adults Board
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 53
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
A joint Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) of Mr AA, a Norfolk resident diagnosed as living with paranoid schizophrenia, who died in a Suffolk hospital in January 2014 from bronchopneumonia. The Review was commissioned due to concerns about the intervention he received up until the time of his death. In 2011 as a result of organisational change in the mental health trust, AA lost is long term care coordinator, received reduced levels of care and support, and was discharged from the care programme approach in 2013. This resulted in a series of events that led to his death in 2014, including lack of an informed risk assessment to manage his challenging behaviour, use of physical control to restraint, and the use of seclusion in hospital. The review's analysis focuses on the way in which professionals and services worked together in five areas: self-neglect; care plan approach and person-centred care; information sharing and joint decision making; the use of control and restraint; and attention to physical health needs. The report shows how a number of incidents impacted on each other which meant that staff did not have the information, knowledge or resources to make good decisions. It makes a number of recommendations to ensure that partners can work together to effectively support people who self neglect; involve the person and their family as appropriate in planning care; consider the impact of organisational change on adults at risk; improve the quality of multi-agency risk assessment and joint decision making in complex cases; improve information sharing; and ensure the appropriate use of all types control and restraint methods. (Edited publisher abstract)
Learning disability census report: England, 30 September 2015 experimental statistics
- Author:
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION CENTRE. Community and Mental Health Team
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 91
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Presents initial findings from the 2015 Learning Disability Census which collected information about patients with a learning disability, autistic spectrum disorder (including Asperger's syndrome) and/or behaviour that challenges, who were inpatients in NHS and independent sector services on 30 September 2015. Information is presented in the following areas: profile of patients; services provided; reason for being in inpatient care, including the use of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS); experience of care, including mediation; use of independent advocacy; care plan and discharge status; length of stay and distance from home; geography; costs; and under 18s analysis. (Edited publisher abstract)
The NHS atlas of variation in healthcare: reducing unwarranted variation to increase value and improve quality
- Author:
- NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. Right Care
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 277
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication uses maps to show the variation in health care for a variety of conditions across England and Wales. The maps are accompanied by commentary on the background context, scale of variation and options for action. Conditions covered include: care of mothers, babies, and children and young people; mental health problems; dementia; care of older people; end of life care; and learning disabilities. Twenty one of the indicators are also presented by local authority area. The Atlas also highlights the work being done by Right to Care to support anyone wanting to reduce unwarranted variation of health care provision within their locality or between their locality and other areas of the country. (Edited publisher abstract)
A five decade retrospective review of admission trends in a NHS intellectual disability hospital
- Authors:
- WONG Yim Lun, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 9(3), 2015, pp.108-115.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the trend of admissions and inpatient characteristics in a NHS intellectual disability hospital from 1975 to 2013, in particular looking at the effect following the Winterbourne View scandal. Design/methodology/approach: A retrospective review of all admissions over a three-year period (January 2011-January 2013) was completed. This information was compared with admissions to the same hospital in three-year period over the last four decades (1975-1977, 1985-1987, 1995-1997, and 2003-2006). Number of admissions, gender, age, source of admission, length of stay, reasons for admission, type of admission, and diagnosis of psychiatric illnesses were included. Findings: There were 87 admissions (including 29 from out of area) in the study period of 2011-2013. The number of admissions had varied over the years but male admissions were consistently higher than female. A majority of people stayed over six months. For the first time in five decades, there were more formal inpatients than informal ones. The diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder had increased. Originality/value: This study has examined admission trends over five decades. It has highlighted that the Mental Health Act legislation is being used more frequently and that co-morbid mental disorders, such as ASD are commonly associated with those admitted to hospital. A well planned-out community health care system, as well as adequate social provision are keys to maintain people with intellectual disability in the community. Furthermore, a better understanding of the symptomology of challenging behaviours, and appropriate use of mental health legislation are crucial in providing a high-quality service that has clear treatment goals and values. Some of these issues have contributed to the failure of the recent initiative to reduce the size of the inpatient intellectual disability following Winterbourne View scandal. (Publisher abstract)
Learning disability census report: England 30 September 2014 experimental statistics
- Author:
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION CENTRE
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 84
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Presents initial findings from the Learning Disability Census 2014 which collected information about patients with a learning disability, autistic spectrum disorder (including Asperger's syndrome) and/or behaviour that challenges, who were inpatients at midnight on 30 September 2014. Information is presented in the following areas: profile of patients; profile of services provided; reason for admission to, and being in, inpatient care; experience of care, including mediation; use of independent advocacy; care plan and discharge status; length of stay and distance from home; geography; costs; and under 18s analysis. (Edited publisher abstract)