Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 371

There is much discussion amongst the various mental health charities in response to the 3rd review by Professor Malcolm Harrington of the government's Work Capacity Assessment. Rethink have continued to highlight the plight of mentally ill people trying to deal with the present system. You can read this report  in this bulletin, no. 371. Meanwhile the Quality Care Commission have produded their annual social care report

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 370

Schizophrenia at the forefront of news this week after the publication of the Schizophrenia Commission's report: The Abandoned Illness. Every mental health charity including MIND has had an opinion on its findings. Bulletin no.370 includes these findings and information on the new Department of Health learning disabilities consultation

Mental Health & Social care Bulletin No. 369

Bulletin No. 369 has several reports again. There are two on learning disabilities; from the NHS Confederation and the Learning Disabilities Observatory. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's report is on advocacy for dementia and there are further reports on liasion psychiatry and the mental health ward

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 368

Bulletin 368 is packed as usual with all the disciplines of the mental health sphere. There are several communications from the Department of Health and items referring to the Winterbourne scandal