Tuesday 28 May 2013

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

Monday 20 May 2013

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

Monday 13 May 2013

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.

Tuesday 7 May 2013

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.