Getting it Right Toolkit for commissioners to support good practice in the...
The abusive practices by staff at Winterbourne View has led to a number of investigations, reports and recommendations, including serious case review. The need for change in was set out in the...
View ArticleLiaison Psychiatry for all!!
When I am not being an elf, I am very proud to work within Liaison Psychiatry and to be actively developing Liaison services across Kent and Medway. For those of you who haven’t come across Liaison...
View ArticleCommissioning to address mental health ethnic inequalities
Caroline De Brun highlights the new guidance for commissioners of mental health services for people from black and minority ethnic communities, produced by the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental...
View ArticleMental health support for older adults needs to improve
Dave Steele summarises an NIHR funded mixed methods study that concludes we don't know much about how we should support older adults with mental health problems, except to say that we should be doing...
View ArticleFaith, charity and public sector delivery: a match made in heaven?
Robin Miller examines a US research study on faith based organisations delivering social care services and considers what the findings might mean for the UK context. The post Faith, charity and public...
View ArticleMicro providers at the margins: filling gaps, building bridges
Jo Moriatry considers a literature review on how people who have been marginalised in mainstream services are creating and finding support from micro providers and community organisations. The post...
View ArticleE-markets and micros: evidence for the future of social care?
Sarah Carr takes an unusual step of appraising a 'think tank' research report on e-marketplaces for social care and discusses the work in relation to the broader context of evidence-based policy. The...
View ArticleThe Goldies: a community-based singing programme for successful ageing
In her debut blog, Jane Greenstock considers research on how community arts programmes such as singing clubs may contribute to prevention for older people. The post The Goldies: a community-based...
View ArticleOrganisational co-production and social prescribing for dementia
Mike Clark considers some of the challenges of organisational co-production revealed by a study on social prescribing for people living with dementia. The post Organisational co-production and social...
View ArticleIs 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 Article“Admission to a secure unit is an opportunity to reduce smoking” says guidance
In this blog, Caroline De Brún and André Tomlin look at new guidance from Public Health England, to help commissioners and service providers instigate smoking cessation programmes and smoke-free secure...
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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