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Venturing outdoors for mind, body and soul
24/02/2021
Grimsby Garden Centre knows more than most that green fingered activity is good for both physical and mental health. Owned by leading NHS mental...
NAViGO - Kickstarting young careers
24/02/2021
Kickstarting young careers Young people looking for employment could benefit from one of 120 job opportunities at leading mental health services...
NAViGO recognised by Royal College of Psychiatry
24/02/2021
Local community mental health services have received national recognition for their dedicated work and high-quality care by gaining accreditation...
Mental health in prisons
02/01/2018
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has published Mental health in prisons . The report finds high levels of self-inflicted deaths and self-harm incidents in prisons and the system for improving the mental health of prisoners isn’t working as it should. Efforts to improve the mental...
National chronic kidney disease audit
02/01/2018
The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership has published National Chronic Kidney Disease Audit: National Report (Part 2). This second part of the National Report has a focus on the outcomes for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with stages 3-5 for whom GPs are asked to keep a register...
Enhanced health in care homes
02/01/2018
The King’s Fund has published Enhanced health in care homes: learning from experiences so far . This report draws on published literature about joining up and co-ordinating care homes and health services. It also draws on interviews with a range of providers, local authorities and CCGs. It aims to...
Adult oral health
02/01/2018
Public Health England has published Adult oral health: applying All Our Health . This guidance includes examples and interventions to improve dental health for adults by helping people to live a healthy lifestyles, make healthy choices and reduce health inequalities.
Eating disorder services failing patients
02/01/2018
The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman has published Ignoring the alarms: how NHS eating disorder services are failing patients . This is the report from an investigation that found Averil Hart's death from anorexia would have been avoided if the NHS had cared for her appropriately. It...
Mental health research
02/01/2018
The Department of Health has published A framework for mental health research . This framework provides a collective view of how mental health research should develop in the UK over the next decade. It sets out a structure to improve co-ordination and strengthen the focus on areas where mental...
Measles outbreaks in five areas across UK
02/01/2018
Following a number of measles outbreaks around the country including one centred on a Steiner school, Public Health England (PHE) has issued advice for the public to ensure they have had the MMR vaccine. You can read it here
Brexit: the implications for health and social care
02/01/2018
The UK's vote to leave the EU will have major implications for health and social care in England. In this special report the Kings Fund examine the key issues that need to be considered as the government negotiates the UK's future relationship with the EU Click here for more information
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Local System Reviews - Interim Report
02/01/2018
The CQC are conducting a series of reviews of health and social care systems in 20 local areas to find out how services are working together to care for people aged 65 and older. This interim report gives key findings from the first six local system reviews Click here for more information
Making strategic commissioning work: lessons from home and away
02/01/2018
With the move towards accountable care, clinical commissioners are starting to take on a more strategic role. This report from NHS Clinical Commissioners aims to support commissioners in these new functions by outlining best practice from health systems around the world that are developing policy...
Oral Health Promotion consultation
02/01/2018
Deadline 19 th January North and North-East Lincolnshire local authorities are currently conducting a review of the local oral health promotion services. We would greatly appreciate if you could tell us your experiences with regards to your own oral health and if you have had any issues with...
Financial Resilience Needs Assessment
02/01/2018
A financial resilience needs assessment (FRNA) in North East Lincolnshire Council (NEL) was undertaken by members of the Public Health Team and the Commissioning and Strategic Support Unit (CSSU). The aim of this study was to understand financial vulnerability in NEL in order to better target...
Investment in body cameras to protect hospital security staff
02/01/2018
Investment in new high-tech body cameras to be worn by security staff at Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole hospitals aims to reduce verbal and physical assaults against staff. With Christmas and New Year just around the corner it is hoped the new high-tech shoulder-worn cameras will help deter people...
Introducing ‘Opt-Out’ Consent For Organ And Tissue Donation In England
19/12/2017
Deadline 11:59pm on 6 March 2018 The Department of Health has launched a consultation about organ and tissue donation. The government wants to know what people think about proposed changes in which people are considered willing to be an organ donor after their death, unless they have ‘opted out’...
Suicides In The UK: 2016 Registrations
19/12/2017
This statistical bulletin from the Office for national Statistics (ONS) covers registered deaths in the UK from suicide analysed by sex, age, area of usual residence of the deceased and suicide method. The main findings are In the UK, there were 3.6% fewer suicides registered in 2016 than in 2015;...
Safeguarding Adults
19/12/2017
The Local Government Association has published Making Safeguarding Personal: what might ‘good’ look like for health and social care commissioners and providers? This resource is intended to support the joined up development of Making Safeguarding Personal across providers and commissioners in...
Healthy Ageing And Musculoskeletal Health
19/12/2017
Public Health England has published Health Matters: productive healthy ageing and musculoskeletal health . This latest edition of Health Matters examines productive healthy ageing and musculoskeletal health. It focuses specifically on the burden of inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid...
