No two days are the same working for a trust with a £100m turnover and 500,000 patient encounters My day is bookended with routine but most days are different, as you'd expect with a £100m+ turnover and 500,000 patient encounters. I'm from Lancashire, and Essex has not taken me from my roots...
One in four people suffer mental health illness, making Norman Lamb's pledge to put this on par with physical health welcome In government, as in society, attitudes tend to change gradually, so health minister Norman Lamb's commitment to "prioritising mental health like never before, making...
CCGs could play a key role in ending the health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability in the NHS To date nearly 100 families have shared with us how they have been devastated by the death of a loved one with a learning disability, due to bad practice and neglect in the health service...
Reliable health information is reaching a far wider audience now, but how can mental health professionals decide what to choose? In the last couple of years, we have seen many new, more democratic and engaging ways of delivering reliable health information to hard-pressed mental health professionals...
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Well Happy presents information about mental and sexual health and substance abuse in a readily accessible format A new app dedicated to providing information about health issues to young people has launched and is already receiving rave reviews from the public and health professionals. Well Happy is...
People with mental health problems are experiencing less stigma and discrimination, but attitudes of health workers are not improving The Time to Change campaign seems to have made an encouraging impact on attitudes towards mental illness in England. According to independent evaluation of the campaign's...
Thanks to Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive programs, healthcare providers now have to report Meaningful Use data to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to qualify for reimbursements. The public now has access to information on...
Former minister Paul Burstow warns 'penny-pinching' is condemning people to a lifetime of mental ill health Spending on mental health care in England has fallen for the second year in a row, officials have admitted amid mounting fears that it will fare still worse under the NHS changes taking...
Key points health professionals should know when dealing with a young person living with and recovering from an eating disorder Over the course of two years, I have met with 40 young women and men who have shared on film honest details about their experiences of eating disorders. Their hope is that sharing...
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