The Care Bill 2013-14 received its first reading in the House of Lords on 9th May and was published on 10th May 2013. This Bill will reform the law relating to care and support for adults and the law relating to support for carers, to make provision about safeguarding adults from abuse or neglect and to make provision about care standards.
Publications
Posted on May 23, 2013 by carmelsmith
Government Policy on Adult Safeguarding
This document provides an update on the Government’s policy on safeguarding adults vulnerable to abuse and neglect
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Briefings
Posted on May 16, 2013 by carmelsmith
The NHS Mandate and its implications for mental health
The briefing outlines key actions for the NHS England and clinical commissioning groups including expanding IAPT services, addressing access and waiting times for mental health care and commissioning integrated support for people with co-existing physical and mental health conditions.
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Briefings
Posted on May 15, 2013 by carmelsmith
Healthcare groups: an alternative to merger-mania?
This briefing summarises key learning from those who have already had involvement in developing healthcare groups and considers what might be done to take the concept further
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Report
Posted on May 14, 2013 by carmelsmith
The Thinking Ahead Report summarises the work done in a project which aimed to raise awareness of the issue of future planning for people with learning disabilities and their families.
Click here for the planning guide
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Cochrane Review
Posted on May 13, 2013 by carmelsmith
Training to recognize the early signs of recurrence in schizophrenia
This Cochrane review finds there are positive benefits of training in early warning signs. It reduces rates of relapse and re-hospitalization (but not on time to recurrence). It should be noted that training in early warning signs was mainly used alongside other psychological therapies, so it is not entirely clear what proportion of the positive effect is due to training in early warning signs was mainly used alongside other psychological therapies, so it is not entirely clear what proportion of the positive effect is due to training in early warning signs alone. Moreover, the overall quality of the evidence from these studies was judged to be very low.
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Strategy
Posted on May 12, 2013 by carmelsmith
Healthy Lives, Healthy People: A Public Workforce Strategy
The Strategy sets out actions for various partners in the new public health system to support and develop the public health workforce. It will help embed public health capacity within the wider workforce to support delivery of the public health outcomes framework.
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