NEW Guidelines for psychosis In addition, we have developed guidelines on how to deal with depression, suicidal thoughts and behaviours, and deliberate self-injury without suicidal intent. http://www.mhfa.com.au/Guidelines.shtml
NEW The duty to involve and consult - Section 11 of the Health and...
Section 11 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 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. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Organisationpolicy/PatientAndPublicinvolvement/DH_4093411NEW Medicines management: Everybody’s business
NEW Dual diagnosis
Launch of Dual Diagnosis best practice handbook for people with substance use and mental health problems.
Turning Point blog at: http://blog.turning-point.co.uk/?p=65
CSIP) website is at http://www.csip.org.uk/
The National Treatment Agency's website is at: http://www.nta.nhs.uk/
Sharing MH information with Carers
Antenatal and postnatal guidelines from NICE. http://www.nice. org.uk/page. aspx?c=20& o=340586
How good is your services to carers?
Direct payments for people with MH problems:
http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/wE7oRIwfGksHljx28u-M2KIDajeBfwnpG3fTT-Bje75CwUrcMY-OyZRGDED9UC8XhAohB9XgI3fTWSIXq-lr6g/Direct%20Payments%20for%20people%20with%20MH%20problems.pdf
Introduction to Direct Payments
Booklet choosing the right social care for you
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
Research Priorities for Carers and service users