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All talk and no action
- Author:
- DICKSON Niall
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 1.2.96, 1996, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
It is 35 years since Enoch Powell launched the idea of community care. This article traces the political history of care in the community for the mentally ill, which the author views as one of political failure and neglect.
The police and mental health
- Authors:
- BATHER Paul, FITZPATRICK Rob, RUTHERFORD Max
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 15p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing gives an overview of the role of the police in relation to mental health and identifies areas for policy development. It calls on the NHS to manage health care for people in police custody and to take a more active role in diverting people with mental health problems to the services they need. The briefing also argues that all police staff should be offered training to help them to respond better to people experiencing a mental health crisis.
Healing minds: a report on current research, policy and practice concerning the use of complementary and alternative therapies for a wide range of mental health problems
- Author:
- WALLCRAFT Jan
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 114p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at policy and practice backgrounds to using complimentary therapies in mental health services and goes on to examine the issues from an evidence based perspective.
Towards equality for mental health: developing a cross-government approach
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH POLICY GROUP
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, from the Mental Health Policy Group, considers in more detail the steps that must be taken by government if the ambition of 'parity of esteem' for mental health is to be achieved in England. It covers five areas to promote mental health: promoting good mental health and prevention; tackling inequalities in mental health, and tackling the role of stigma, discrimination and socio-economic factors in causing mental ill health; the NHS and support at the point of need; helping people with mental health problems to live well in the community; and the mental health workforce. For each area, the report recommends ways in which different parts of government can support people with mental health problems, and people at risk of developing them. The report represents a collective view of the Mental Health Policy Group, which consists of six national organisations working together to improve mental health. These are the Centre for Mental Health, the Mental Health Foundation, NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, Mind, Rethink Mental Illness and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health services for children and young people: seventy-second report of session 2017-19
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts
- Publisher:
- House of Commons
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 25
- Place of publication:
- London
A report of an inquiry held by the Committee of Public Accounts into NHS mental health services for children and young people. The report considers the current performance of mental health services and the effectiveness of cross-departmental working. The inquiry found that many children and young people with a mental health condition do not receive NHS-funded treatment or face long waits for treatment. It also reports that work to increase mental health staff numbers has been slow; that government has not yet clarified what ‘parity of esteem’ between mental and physical health services means in terms of access to services, waiting times, or patient outcomes; and that there are weaknessess in data to monitor progress of service improvement. The inquiry also finds that action to improve prevention and early intervention services to tackle mental health problems among children and young people, have been slower than work to improve NHS treatment. The report provides recommendations. (Edited publisher abstract)
Age suitable environments – the new duty of care
- Author:
- THOMPSON Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Every Child Journal, 1(4), 2010, pp.56-60.
- Publisher:
- Imaginative Minds
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
The detention of children and young people on adult inpatient wards for treatment of mental disorders is a long standing concern, and well documented by the Mental Health Act Commission. As of April 2010 this will only be lawful in certain circumstances. This article describes how hospital managers must provide patients with an ‘age suitable environment’, and outlines the legal details. Asking what is the legal duty, who is responsible for delivering an age suitable environment, what exactly does ‘suitable’ mean, and will the legal duty make a difference in practice, the author discusses monitoring the appropriateness of care delivered, and examines the role of the regulator, who, with a focus on outcome rather than output, will help to shift the compliance agenda towards the whole patient experience. The author concludes by examining two case studies – that of an emergency admission, and that of an atypical admission.
No fixed address
- Author:
- GOULDER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 12.2.09, 2009, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Many homeless people suffer from mental illness, addiction and physical health problems. Initiatives tackling the health consequences are deprived a coherent national strategy. This article highlights some initiatives operating around the country and growing calls for the NHS to take the lead.
Leaders as developers of people, systems and process: a NIHME perspective
- Author:
- FITTON James
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 7(4), December 2002, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Describes the work and strategy of the National Institute for Mental Health in England launched in July 2002.
The NHS Plan: making it work
- Author:
- CHARMAN Stella
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 52, May 2001, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Looks at what child and adolescent mental health professionals can expect from the NHS Plan. The author suggests that it is those clinicians and managers who are most prepared to engage with the NHS Plan's broad agenda who stand to gain most for their services.
Time to design upwards in mental health services for older people
- Author:
- GOSS Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 7(2), December 2000, pp.24-27.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Four main areas of working need improvement if services for older people with mental health needs are to match the aspirations of the National Service Framework for Older People and the NHS plan. The author describes what needs to be done and says that in the future we should be designing services from recipient upwards.