Working in Mental Health
NEW Carers Expert- By Experience sister site This site will be where you will find carers stories. It is new at the moment and will be added to shortly
What is Nursing?
The good old Wikipedia covers this and also tells us what nursing is:
Art refers to a diverse range of human ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human )activities, creations, and expressions that are appealing to the senses ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senses ) or emotions ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotion ) of a human individual. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge" or "to know") is the effort to discover, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_%28observation%29 ) and increase human understanding of how the physical world works.
Nursing is a profession focused on assisting individuals, families, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family ) and communities ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community ) in attaining, maintaining, and recovering optimal health and functioning.
Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles. ( Written by a MH nurse, following a online debate about what is a nurses role.. )
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Level 3 certificate in Community Mental Health Care Teaching & Learning materials to support the revised Course materials are available and further information can be found the Pavilion website at http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/qualmatshop/l3ccmhc/l3cmhcind.asp |
Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health Work Course materials are available from Pavilion Publishing, The Ironworks, Cheapside, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4GD. Tel: 0870 161 3505 or +44 (0)1273 623222 (non-UK). Fax: +44 (0)1273 625526. Email: info@pavpub.com Website: www.pavpub.com For further information please download the document below: Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health Work April 2003, in PDF format (579 KB) Further information on the Certificate can also be found on the Mental Health Trainers Network website at www.mhtn.org/cmhw.htm |
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The Narrative Practitioner Website http://www.thenarrativepractitioner.co.uk Narrative, Health and Social Justice The Third Annual Narrative Practitioner Conference 22 - 24 June 2009 Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
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Title: Metabolic
Syndrome Seen in Schizophrenia Patients original guidance and indicators. And this site has the updated 2006 indicators http://www.nhsemployers.org/primary/primary-656.cfm#NHS-26771-6 |
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Supervised Community Treatment http://www.mhact.csip.org.uk/workstreams/the-mental-health-act-amendment-workstreams/supervised-community-treatment.html Supervised Community Treatment (SCT) will be an option for patients following a period of detention in hospital. It is expected that this will allow a number of patients with a mental disorder to live in the community whilst subject to certain conditions under the 1983 Act, to ensure they continue with the medical treatment that they need. Currently some patients leave hospital and do not continue with their treatment, their health deteriorates and they require detention again - the so called 'revolving door'. |
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Research Academia.eu is a tree of academics from around the world http://www.academia.edu/ Philosophy: Aside from the philosophy of perception, I'm also interested in metaphysics, philosophy of language, epistemology, and ethics. All areas of philosophy interest me. http://oxford.academia.edu:80/RichardPrice |
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NEW Survivors Timeline The survivors history group has created an evolving timeline of the UK survivor/user movement. It can be viewed online at: http://studymore.org.uk/mpu.htm#Manchester2008 |
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The National Treatment Agency's website is at: http://www.nta.nhs.uk/ |
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NEW Understanding Psychotic Experience and Working Towards Recovery: Rufus May, Bradford District Community Trust. This paper will describe the process of making sense of psychotic experiences and promoting recovery for people who are receiving psychiatric treatment. www.brad.ac.uk/acad/health/research/cccmh/files/UnderstandingPsychoticExperience.doc |
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High rates of depression in carers CARERS who look after frail, disabled or mentally ill relatives suffer "extraordinary" rates of depression and have the lowest level of wellbeing of any group in society, a study reveals. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/10/14/1192300600633.html |
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Depression and anxiety have long been seen as Western afflictions, diseases of the affluent. But new studies find that they are just as common in poor countries, with rates up to 20 percent in a given year. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/health/11psych.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |
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NEW www.mhdebt.info A new booklet - 'Final Demand' has been produced for health workers to help them deal with patients debt issues, supported by a website of resources and links |
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NEW The online community & resource for Crisis Resolution Teams. http://www.crisis-point.co.uk:80/ |
| NEW Updates in Mental Health Research http://lancashirecare.wordpress.com/ You can also subscribe to update alerts directly into your email. |
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PinC Recovery System
www.pinc-recovery.com
http://www.psychosocial.com/IJPR_10/In_the_PINC_Jubb_Shanley.html
Trialling of the Partnership in Coping system http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118506537/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Individual publication results for: Pinc http://www.nextbio.com/b/home/home.nb?q=Pinc
The recovery
alliance theory (RAT) is a mid-range theory of mental health ... |
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A Positive
Outlook: A good practice toolkit to improve discharge from inpatient mental
health care
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Psychiatric Nursing Forum site run by email http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psychiatric-nursing.html |
Mental Health Nurse http://www.mentalhealthnurse.co.uk/more_info.asp?current_id=105 |
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Mental Health Nurse Lecturers
Tea Party A blogs site by
mental health professionals
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A new resource for families dealing with mental illness (A teaching programme from Australia for professionals) http://w3.ouhsc.edu/safeprogram/ |
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Support for professionals http://www.dsn.org.uk/ |
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Clear Thoughts
www.clearthoughts.info is the name and website
address for |
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Service User involvement (Camden website) http://www.camdenpct.nhs.uk/about/user_involvement.htm |
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The right to be consulted Carer – Patient and Public involvement Section 11 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 which places a duty on NHS trusts, Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities - to make arrangements to involve and consult patients and the public in service planning and operation, and in the development of proposals for changes.
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A Guide to User-Focused Monitoring: Setting Up and Running a Project, provides a step-by-step guide to managing a user-focused monitoring (UFM) project. It is based on over ten years' experience of local monitoring projects across the country http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/pcKHAL6X4DL8 |
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Improving practice http://www.primhe.org/index.cfm |
Star WardsStar Wards is working with partner organisations to help animate acute mental health wards, to improve patients' quality of time and treatment outcomes. It has collected a range of practical ideas for substantially improving inpatients' daily experiences. They range from the fun (regular comedy evenings) to the functional - a core programme of activities. |
National Service Framework for Long-term Conditions This NSF has now been published. It sets out 11 quality requirements to change the provision of health and social care to enable people to live as independently as possible and to improve quality of life. These include support for family and carers. See www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/10/53/69/04105369.pdf
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Informed consent: when is it appropriate to medicate a patient?
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The Code of Practice for people making decisions Code and the Mental Capacity Act are available at http://www.dca.gov.uk/capacity/index.htm. Also see http://www.dca.gov.uk |
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Changing Lives
http://www.bihr.org/ British Institute
of Human Rights Direct: 020 7848 1924 Visit our new website at www.bihr.org.uk |
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Equal Treatment investigation To read the full report, the conclusions of our Inquiry Panel and investigation evidence reports and to find out more about our work on health please go to www.drc-gb.org/healthinvestigation If you have any particular questions or issues you would like to discuss please email us at healthfi@drc-gb.org For general information on making health services accessible to disabled people, download the joint Department of Health/DRC booklet ‘You can make a difference’ at www.drc-gb.org/makeadifference Equal Treatment investigation publications. The publications below are available electronically at www.drc-gb.org/healthinvestigation
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NICE clinical
guideline on mental health problems during pregnancy
and after giving birth covers:
http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG45
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www.mentalhealthnurse.co.uk |
NEW www.mentalhealthnursingstuff.co.uk Site owned by a cpn |
NEW http://www.bangor.ac.uk/mindfulness/reading.html the north wales centre for mindfulness research and practice |
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NEW References
for CPA (Care Plan Approach)
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/05/72/70/04057270.pdf
Department of Health guidance |
http://www.mhhe.ltsn.ac.uk/guides/refs.asp?version=xt includes payments to carer and service user info |
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The 'Child And Adolescent
Mental Health – A Guide For Healthcare
Professionals' is available to download at |
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/mind/stories/s1120234.htm |
http://www.rmhldni.gov.uk Review of Mental Health & Learning Disability Website. document can be downloaded directly from http://www.rmhldni.gov.uk/learning_disability.asp |
www.mhhe.ltsn.ac.uk is a very good website if you are interested in issues around how mental health is taught |
www.penumbra.org Quote: I'm lucky enough to benefit from Respite care in Scotland which comes under the umbrella of an organisation called Penumbra. The model they work to is excellent |
http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/Hodges' Health Career - Care Domains - Model 100s of links for professionals |
www.tidal-model.co.uk or www.clan.unity.co.uk Other models used by health professionals |
http://www.newhealth.govt.nz/toolkits/mentalhealth.htm |
http://www.critpsynet.freeuk.com/Pilgrim.htm |
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http://www.nice.org.uk/
National Institue for Clinical Excellence |
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http://www.changeagentteam.org.uk Change Agent Team |
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Integrated Care Network http://www.integratedcarenetwork.gov.uk |
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http://www.nimhe.org.uk NIMHE |
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http://www.valuingpeople.gov.uk Valuing People Team |
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http://www.creatingexcellence.org.uk Regeneration South West Network |
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http://www.csip.org.uk/
Care Service Improvement Partnership |
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http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/iopweb/events/?event=194 Inst of psychiatry at the Maudsley |
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http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/30/ Psychosocial Interventions |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/allinthemind_20040720.shtml R D LAING Papers |
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Social Care Online is free. To access it go to: www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk Media contact Margaret Lynch | Press Officer | T: 020 7089 6858 | M: 07834 194 896 |
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NEW http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/positionpapers/pp4/index.asp Developing social care: the past, the present and the future. |
NEW http://www.nursingtimes.net/nav?page=nt.editorial.mentalhealth Nursing Times |
NEW http://kc.nimhe.org.uk Joined up knowledge Community |
PubMed is a searchable database of over 11 million scientific research abstracts and citations. You may access PubMed online at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed |
NEW The Centre for Public Health Scrutiny www.cfps.org.uk has open online forums www.cfps.org.uk/forum and the health scrutiny forum |