The Health Foundation’s fourth film from its’ award winning series focuses on mental health.
The film follows Heather’s journey, from mental health patient to recovery student at Severn & Wye Recovery College, where she participated in peer support-which proved to be of significant value to her.
The Severn & Wye Recovery College, featured in the film, was set up by the 2gether Trust in 2013 to provide a new way to support people living with mental illness.
This randomised controlled trial tested the effectiveness of the reminder message sent to outpatients. Results showed if the message included the specific cost to the NHS of not attending then the patient was more likely to attend or rearrange their appointment – rather than miss it.
The key values of the new care models were local ownership with national support and a major emphasis on clinical engagement and patient involvement. Five models were presented, all of which have varying degrees of relevance to dementia, but in particular the Care Home Vanguards are important – there are six of them (details available on www.england.nhs.uk/vanguards).
The issues being addressed by these Vanguards are wider than care homes and include payment design and pricing, contracts, work force re-design and harnessing technology. They include models of enhanced care with innovative partnerships, use of technology, making the most of local assets, in reach services from outside, flexible in reach services, training and support, redesigned hospital care and, of particular importance, focusing on residents capabilities.
Open access. The UK government's proposal for 24-hour healthcare means effectively asking doctors to work more unsociable hours for relatively little financial gain. In our opinion, psychiatry is particularly vulnerable to deterioration owing to negotiations of the terms of the current Consultant Contract that ensures fewer antisocial hours, whereas without parallel appropriate internal team and intra-agency working, provisions for which are not included in the government's proposals to extend care, patient care is vulnerable. Clarification and a narrower redefinition of what constitutes a psychiatric emergency is called for.
Open access. Neuropsychiatry services remain underdeveloped and underprovided. Previous studies have shown variability in service provision in the UK. In this survey we approached all mental health and neuropsychiatric service providers within London to map current neuropsychiatric service provision and explore perceived barriers.
Open access.Previous studies have shown variations in commissioning of neuropsychiatry services and this makes access to neuropsychiatric services a post-code lottery. In this survey, we approached all mental health and neuropsychiatric service commissioners within London to map current funding and commissioning arrangements, and explored perceived barriers to neuropsychiatric service commissioning.
The Committee of Public Accounts today raises new concerns about the performance of the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England.
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