Mental Health & Social Care Current Bulletin No. 377

A new year and the debate on the future of social care provision continues. In Bulletin No. 377 in the publications section there is a report from the London Councils collaboration: A Case for Sustainable Adult Social Care which outlines the way forward when it is predicted there will be a £907 million shortfall for services in London in the years 2017/18. Meanwhile back at Westminster the coalition government has caused consternation due to the perceived lack of clarity in its review on the social cap costs likely to be introduced.

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 376

Dementia is in at the forefront again in Bulletin No. 376. Warwickshire Council has a new portal to help dementia sufferers and their carers. A company in Bognor Regis is providing dementia sufferers with practical skills and there is a new study on music therapy for dementia

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 375

This week's bulletin, no 375, is a meagre offering as it's author has suffered from flu all week! So I shall just wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 374

Winterbourne is in the news again, and in the pre Christmas bulletin, no 374,  you can read the government's  final report on the Winterbourne View abuse scandal. Transforming Care: a national response to Winterbourne View Hospital includes a foreward from Norman Lamb the Minister of State for Care and Support which outlines the way forward to better care

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 373

The Autumn Statement has mental health charities and agencies discussing the financial repercussions for people with mental health issues. Bulletin No. 373 has all this and more

Mental Health & Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin No. 372

Bulletin No. 372 has a larger than usual section on dementia which is topical given that this week the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, stated in his blog, according to the Evening Standard, that dementia was one of his four key priorities for the NHS. This follows on from his promise last month of £50 million for specialised care homes and wards for dementia sufferers.

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