Therapy Works - The Impact of Arts and Health - The Evidence Base

    The Impact of Arts and Health - The Evidence Base
Abstract: There is a considerable evidence base, from both the UK and internationally, with hundreds of research studies and evaluated projects that clearly demonstrate the benefits of using the arts in health. These are just some of the examples:
• Dr Rosalia Staricoff’s review in 2004 [...]

Healthcare Commission - National Audit of Violence “More than half of nurses on mental health wareds report being physically assaulted at work.

   Healthcare Commission - National Audit of Violence 2006-07 Final Report Working Age Adult Services, 14 February 2008,
Introduction
More than half of nurses on mental health wards report being physically assaulted at work. The figure rises to almost three-quarters for mental health nurses working on wards for patients with  disorders such as dementia.
The findings were [...]

Trans Issues - Gender Recognition Act 2004

    Gender Recognition Act 2004
In 1996 it was made illegal to discriminate against transsexuals in the workplace; in 1999, gender reassignment surgery was made available on the NHS; and in 2000 in the European Court of Human rights it was established that transsexuals should be be afforded legal status in the sex that they lived [...]

Transgender - NHS funding processes and waiting times for adult service-users

   NHS funding processes and waiting times for adult service-users 14th February 2008 Department of Health
This publication will help you understand the processes involved in obtaining funding for treatment for gender variant conditions. It answers the questions that service-users typically ask, and it provides guidance on how to navigate this complex system with minimum delay.
Many people [...]

Trans Issues - Medical care for gender variant children and young people: answering families’ questions

    Medical care for gender variant children and young people: answering families’ questions, 14th February 2008, Department of Health
Abstact: This publication provides answers to the questions typically asked by parents of gender variant children and young people (up to the age of 17). It helps families to understand about gender variance and gives some [...]

Healthcare Commission - National Audit of Violence 2006-7 Final Report Older Peoples Services

    Healthcare Commission - National Audit of Violence 2006-7 Final Report Older Peoples Services February 2008
Abstract

This is the second time that the Healthcare Commission and Royal College of Psychiatrists have joined forces to examine the needs of patients and staff with regard to violence in inpatient mental health services. For this audit, the focus has been [...]