Category Archives: mental health
Proposed changes to mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk
Proposed Trust Service Strategy
Trust Service Strategy – how you can have your say
Clinicians in Norfolk and Suffolk have been proposing changes to mental health services for the next four years. The proposals were sparked by budget challenges facing the whole of the NHS – NSFT is facing a 20% reduction in its spend in four years’ time compared with today.
But rather than just make cuts, our clinicians are seeing this as an opportunity to redesign services which are fit for the future and offer real alternatives to hospital care and the care we currently provide. Everything has to fit within our new budgets, but of more importance is the need to make sure all services provide good and safe outcomes for service users and their family carers.
Scotland: New mental health and wellbeing information is a piece of cake
Accessing East Lothian’s new mental health and wellbeing information is a piece of cake
ONE in four people will experience some form of mental health issue in their life* and for many individuals and their families, it can be a lonely, frightening and worrying time.
Residents living in East Lothian are now able to access information about local mental health and wellbeing services from a new website, www.eastspace.org.uk.
Jamie Morris, from NHS Psychological Therapies, commented:
“If someone is worried about themselves or a friend or if they are a carer, a health professional or simply want to find out more about mental health and wellbeing services in the area, the website will signpost them to appropriate services and help them to make informed choices.”
Care for the elderly is not good enough
Basic care for elderly ‘lacking’
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News
The CQC looked at standards across care homes and hospitalsBasic care for the elderly in hospitals and care homes in England is still not good enough, the regulator says.
The Care Quality Commission report, based on a snapshot of services, found about a third failed to meet all the standards for nutrition and dignity.
It cited examples of call-bells being left unanswered, bad manners and a lack support at meal times.
It comes after the NHS was criticised by the Stafford Hospital scandal public inquiry for not putting patients first.
The Stafford report, published last month, said the NHS system was more focused on corporate self-interest than getting services right.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections were carried out before those findings were released.
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