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In this section you will links to articles and news stories we think you may find useful.
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
Latest news from NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement – http://www.institute.nhs.uk/option,com_news_portal/
NHS Evidence | Mental Health
Keep up to date with NICE guidance, Cochrane reviews and all the best available evidence – http://www.library.nhs.uk/MENTALHEALTH/RSS/CMS.aspx?feed=49
- This handbook is the latest guidance for all data collection issues within the IAPT Programme. It replaces the IAPT Outcomes Toolkit, the IAPT Key Performance Indicators Technical Guidance and the IAPT Data Quality Assurance Process and Metrics. All versions of these documents are superseded by this single document. - The government plans to publish a new drug strategy later this year. This targeted consultation provides an early opportunity for a wide range of partners to contribute to the development of the new strategy. This consultation is aimed at a wide audience, from charities to enforcement partners, drug workers, voluntary and community sector organisations. Responses from members of the public are also welcome. The consultation closes on 30th September, 2010. - The new issue of Evidence Based Mental Health Journal contains a wide range of reliable mental health resarch that has been synthesised and summarised for busy professionals.
IAPT
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies ( IAPT) – http://www.iapt.nhs.uk/feed/
The Young Foundation
Latest news – http://www.youngfoundation.org/news
National Mental Health Development Unit | Latest Content
Latest news from the National Mental Health Development Unit – http://www.nmhdu.org.uk/rss
Children & Young People Now | Health News
Latest health news from Children and Yound People Nowhttp://www.cypnow.co.uk/rss/feed/channel/Health/
- Bolton Council has launched a consultation over plans to slash £150,000 from its services for children with disabilities budget. - Smoking and binge drinking are the most serious health issues facing young people, according to the latest Girlguiding UK survey. - Medical researchers have concluded that doctors should not routinely use sugar solution to relieve pain in infants, a common treatment.
HSJ | Mental Health News
Latest Mental Health news stories from the Health Service Journal – http://www.hsj.co.uk/XmlServers/navsectionRSS.aspx?navsectioncode=554
- The NHS will regret the rush to vertically integrate community services with acute trusts, the chief executive of England’s top performing primary care trust has warned. - A mental health ward at the Whitchurch Community Hospital is likely to be shut by Shropshire County Primary Care Trust as it pursues a broader trend towards treating people at home instead. - The Cooperation and Competition Panel has escalated an investigation into specialised commissioning for mental health services in the North West.
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- Newborn babies with low levels of vitamin D have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia later in life, researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute have found. The research team used tiny samples of blood taken as part of routine screening from newborn babies in Denmark... - Approximately one-fifth of all fathers and over one third of all mothers experience an episode of depression within the first 12 years of their child being born, with the first year having the highest risk, says a British study of 86,957 families published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA/Archives publication... - Psychological violence by an intimate partner during pregnancy, independent of physical violence, has been linked to a higher risk of developing postnatal depression, also known as postpartum depression, according to an article published in the medical journal The Lancet...
Department of Health | Recent Stories
Latest stories from the Department of Health – http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Rss/Rss?Feed=DH_082342
- The scheme known as the Skipton Fund, which makes payments to those infected with hepatitis C through contaminated NHS supplied blood, blood products and tissues is to be reviewed early, the Government announced today.
- £2 million for veterans' mental health services
- The Department of Health and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today announced that they have reached an agreement on the Department's outstanding orders of swine flu vaccine resulting in significant savings for the Government.
BBC News | Health | UK Edition
Get the latest BBC Health News: breaking health and medical news from the UK and around the world, with in-depth features on well-being and lifestyle.
- Millions of pounds is lost in England by the failure of the NHS to provide more obesity operations, a study says. - Taking statins may reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a study suggests. - More needs to be done to establish which are safe and effective ways to relieve morning sickness, experts say.
Sainsbury Centre | Criminal Justice
News, policy and publications on criminal justice from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health – http://www.scmh.org.uk/criminal_justice/index.aspx
Ministry of Justice | Latest News
Latest news from the Ministry of Justice website – http://www.justice.gov.uk/rss/news.xml
- The Government wants to extend the scope of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act to increase transparency. - Do you want to have a say on Community Payback punishments? - The 200th rogue claims management firm is now in the process of being closed by the Ministry of Justice.
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