Delayed transfers of care occur when a person remains in a hospital or a mental health bed for longer than they clinically need to be there. This is a growing problem for the NHS. In mental health, the latest figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre show that, in October 2015, there were 23,321 ‘bed days’ - about 3% of all bed days that month - lost through delayed transfers of care in mental health settings. Analyses of available data have estimated that delayed transfers in mental health affect about 6,000 service users, absorb one in 20 bed days and cost the NHS £2 million a year.
Academics from across Australia, Wales and England will join with University Centre Shrewsbury (UCS) tutors to launch their new book which provides an introduction to mental health at each stage of life.
The publishing of Mental Health Across the Lifespan will be celebrated at a free event on Tuesday 8 March 2016, held in partnership with Routledge Publishers at UCS’ learning and research base.
People are invited to Guildhall in Frankwell Quay to hear from seven of the authors who have contributed to the book, representing a diverse range of expertise.
NHS England’s moratorium on commissioning new specialised mental health services helped deliver new demand and a return to real terms growth for independent providers, according to new research. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
PERFORMANCE: Older people’s mental health wards across Sussex require improvement, according to the Care Quality Commission. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai