Is small really beautiful for delivering social care and support?
Jenny Fisher discusses a study on social care provision by micro-enterprises and discovers that small may well be beautiful for delivering care and support. The post Is small really beautiful for...
View ArticleHoles in the patchwork: diminishing support for older people from BAME...
Robin Miller assesses a paper on what has been happening to the provision of social care services to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) older people and raises concerns about equality. The post...
View ArticleSkills development and knowledge transfer are benefits of working with...
This is a summary of a report called Knowledge exchange in health-care commissioning, published by the National Institute for Health Research. The post Skills development and knowledge transfer are...
View ArticleNHS Clinical Commissioners present case studies showing successful...
The National Ambulance Commissioners Network have published a briefing on Good Practice in Ambulance Commissioning. The briefing contains seven case studies relating to emergency ambulance services. It...
View ArticleNational Elf Service includes evidence to support commissioning decisions
We are delighted to announce that the Commissioning Elf has today become part of the National Elf Service website. Led by Caroline De Brún, this elf will help you keep up to date with new evidence to...
View Article“It can still happen here”: institutionalised abuse of people with learning...
Hannah Morgan reflects on a literature review of empirical evidence and wider social research, which seeks to place the abuse of people with learning disabilities in a broader cultural context. The...
View ArticleDual diagnosis guidance: money talks when it comes to drugs, alcohol and...
Ian Hamilton shares his thoughts on the new PHE dual diagnosis guidance: Better care for people with co-occurring mental health and alcohol/drug use conditions. The post Dual diagnosis guidance: money...
View ArticlePrevention and early intervention for youth mental illness: how should we...
André Tomlin presents a summary of all the evidence we have highlighted over the last 3 years relating to prevention and early intervention for mental illness in young people. This blog accompanies the...
View ArticleJust how effective are digital mental health workplace interventions?
Chris O'Sullivan explores a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of eHealth interventions for reducing mental health conditions in employees. The post Just how effective are digital...
View ArticleMental health research funding: is it enough?
In her debut blog, Til Wykes summarises a recent health policy paper on global investment in mental health research funding, which finds a "flat and stable trend" over recent years and "highly unequal...
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