Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 395

In Bulletin No. 395 you can link to the new statistical report from the Health Social Care Infromation Centre: Statistics on Alcohol: England, 2013. The bulletin also has a large section this week on various addictions.

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 394

The previous week was National Dementia Awareness and the Government launched its NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia,  inviting entries and the Care Minister wants all hospitals to become more dementia aware. NICE have published two new guidances: one on social anxiety disorder and another on the termination of loxapine inhalation for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.  All this and more in Bulletin No. 394

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 393

The intertwined issue of dementia and social care are in the news. In Bulletin No. 393 you can read how the care minister has rolled out his plans for integrating health and social care by 2018 in the new Care Bill. This comes at a time when it has been announced that NHS England is being tasked with improving the diagnosis rates for dementia just as the government publishes its annual report on the progress in dementia care

Mental Health & Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin No. 392

This week is national mental health awareness week, and so it is apt that Bulletin No. 392 is a bumper issue. All different sections are packed with news and research. There are many articles from journals on depression, and dementia.

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 391

The week beginning May 13th is National Mental Health Awareness week. More information can be found on the Mental Health Foundation website. Bulletin 391 as usual gives a rounded picture of what is curently being published in the world of research. The Centre for Mental Health has just published a briefing paper which addresses the disparities of service provision between mental and physical health and argues that better mental health leads to improved physical health.

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 390

Bulletin no. 390 you can find out the latest from the Department of Health. The Government has launched a care comparison website so everyone can look at both residential and home care that is available. On the Department of Health website there is also a link to the latest development in their dementia strategy.

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 389

The new Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) section in Bulletin no. 389 has several interesting studies including an investigation in to the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression and anxiety in both children and adolescents. Meanwhile the Department of Health has released its vision for the role of school nurses in the health and wellbeing of children

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 388

Bulletin No. 388 is packed with research articles on the usual subjects, such as dementia, depression, schizophrenia. No news from the new Department of Health website this week

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 387

NICE has been busy this week: after declaring that dementia care is patchy across the country they have published  a new guidance for support in dementia care and also a commissioning tool kit for dementia. Their guidance on the health and wellbeing of looked after children came out this week as well. All this and more in bulletin No. 387

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 386

In bulletin this week's bulletin, no. 386, you can find information about the new NICE consultation on behaviour and conduct disorders in children. Also in the news is the question of whether Community Treatment Orders are effective in cutting readmissions to hospital for mentally ill people. It has also been mooted that the NHS has not been effectively supporting mental health patients in quitting smoking