An Introduction to Working with Transgender People

   An Introduction to Working with Transgender People: Information for Health and Social Care Staff, 2007, Department of Health
To deliver a patient led NHS services must be fair to everyone and recognise the needs of each individual.  This leaflet is intended to support you to ensure that Transgender people do not experience discrimination and prejudice [...]

Mental health issues within lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) communities:

   Mental health issues within lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) communities, 2007, Department of Health
Abstract
Although the majority of LGB people do not experience poor mental health, research suggests that some LGB people are at higher risk of mental disorder, suicidal behaviour and substance misuse.
Evidence indicates that the increased risk of mental disorder in LGB [...]

A Guide for Young Trans People in the UK

     A Guide for Young Trans People in the UK, 2007, Department of Health

Abstract: Trans is an umbrella term. It includes cross-dressers, transgender and transsexual people as well as anyone else who is in any way gender variant.
Abstract

After having been involved with the ‘Sci:dentity Project’ (an arts project for trans youth), we worked in conjunction [...]

Best practice in managing risk: principles and guidance for best practice in the assessment and management of risk to self and others in mental health services

Best practice in managing risk: principles and guidance for best practice in the assessment and management of risk to self and others in mental health services, 2007, Department of Health

Abstract: Risk management is a core component of mental healthcare and the Care Programme Approach. Effective care includes an awareness of a person’s overall needs as [...]

Capabilities for Inclusive Practice

Capabilities for Inclusive Practice, 2007, Department of Health
The National Social Inclusion Programme (NSIP) has coordinated the delivery of the action plan in the Social Exclusion Unit report Mental Health and Social Exclusion (2004). This report showed that many people with mental health problems experience exclusion and lack equal access to a range of opportunities in [...]

Urgent Care Pathways for Older People with Complex Needs

       Urgent Care Pathways for Older People with Complex Needs   Best Practice Guidance, Department of Health,  November 2007,
Change Agent Team
Older people comprise a large proportion of urgent care responses involving ambulance services and A&E departments. There are over three million A&E attendances in England for older people each year (or an estimated 18% of all A&E [...]

Bereavement: A guide for Transsexual, Transgender people and their loved ones

        Bereavement: A guide for Transsexual, Transgender people and their loved ones, 2007, Department of Health
This booklet has been produced to assist bereaved trans people or friends, or the family of a trans person who has died.  There have been recent legal changes regarding gender recognition for legal purposes as well as obligations to protect [...]

Health Inequalities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People

   Reducing health inequalities for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people - briefings for health and social care staff, September 2007, Department of Health
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people experience a number of health inequalities which are often unrecognised in health and social care settings. These briefings are intended to show that LGBT people [...]

Safe, Sensible, Social & Alcohol

    Safe. Sensible. Social. Alcohol Strategy Local Implementation Toolkit, January 2008, from the Home Office, Department of Health, Department for Children, Schools and Families
Best Practice Guidance
This toolkit is a resource to help local teams develop strategies to address alcohol-related crime, ill health and other harm in line with Safe. Sensible. Social. The next steps in [...]

Best Interests

    Best Interests - Guidance on determining the best interests of adults who lack the capacity to make a decision (or decisions) for themselves [England and Wales]
Best Interests Guidance for England and Wales (December 2007)
This guidance has been written in order to give additional information and support to people who may have to participate in [...]

Transgender Experiences

Transgender experiences – Information and support for trans people, their families and healthcare staff, Department of Health, 31st December 2007
This leaflet has been produced to help trans people and their families understand about the experiences of trans people, their rights and their choices. It also helps healthcare staff to understand about their role when caring [...]

Best Practice Guidance: Specification for adult medium-secure services

     Best Practice Guidance: Specification for adult medium-secure services, July 2007, DoH
This is a best practice document with quality principles, specifications and high-level indicators for all medium-secure services. It also clarifies the performance framework underpinning the quality principles.
This specification relates to medium-secure services as defined in the contract for the
provision of mental health, learning disabilities [...]

Forget ‘Currents’ we are talking ‘BIG Sultanas’

   Click on here -  librarybulletindec-07.pdf   The all new singing and dancing Current Awarenss Bulletin from Lancashire Care Library & Information Service.
Looking for a list of current journal articles on Psychosis, ADHD, look no further… Also includes the latest list of new E-Books available from this blog, click on the Tab at the top.

Current Bytes

  Current Bytes December 2007
The last Current Bytes of the year from Mersey Care,  produced fortnightly by the Knowledge & Libraries team. It’s main aim is to to keep you up to date on all the latest health news, with a strong emphasis on mental health. 

CBT Expectations

  Cognitive and behavioural therapy (CBT) for people with depression and anxiety: what skills can service users expect their therapists to have?  September 2007,     Department of Health
Leaflet for the public on CBT, which is the therapy that will be used by the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme to make psychological therapies more widely [...]

The competences required to deliver effective cognitive and behavioural therapy for people with depression and with anxiety disorders

  The competences required to deliver effective cognitive and behavioural therapy for people with depression and with anxiety disorders          September 2007, Department of Health
This document identifies the activities associated with the delivery of high-quality cognitive and behavioural therapy and the competences required to achieve these. It describes a model of the relevant competences and discusses [...]

Prisoners on the Move

  Procedure for the transfer of prisoners to and from hospital under sections 47 and 48 of the Mental Health Act (1983) 7th December 2007, Department of Health
The revised and updated ‘Procedure for the Transfer of Prisoners to and from Hospital under Sections 47 and 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983′ aims to help colleagues [...]

Speciality Mix and we are not talking Nuts

  Hospital Organisation, Speciality Mix and MRSA, 18th December 2007, Department of Health
This document presents an analysis of the contribution of organisational factors, such as bed occupancy rates, cleanliness and use of temporary staffing; to understand the variations in MRSA rates between different hospitals. The paper also examines how these relationships may have changed over [...]

Current Awareness Bulletin

  The CEBMH’s e-CAB is a fortnightly bulletin containing selected news items on mental health issues, including clinical news, health and social care guidance, policy and publications.
An easy way to keep up-to-date in Mental Health.

Three Cheers for Nursing Staff

Good Practice in Learning Disability Nursing 5th December 2007
Provides good practice guidance to support learning disability nursing to make a major contribution to the health and wellbeing of people with a learning disability in the future.
“Learning disability nurses are an essential part of making the Valuing People vision
happen. They have two particularly important contributions to make. [...]

Mental Capacity Act 2005: Deprivation of liberty safeguards

Mental Capacity Act 2005: Deprivation of liberty safeguards 21 November 2007
 The Safeguards are due to be implemented in April 2009. Local Mental Capacity Act implementation networks are invited to incorporate the implementation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards into their work. Action: Directors of Adult Services, and NHS chief executives should read the important linked information [...]

Implementing the Mental Health Act 2007

Implementing the Mental Health Act 2007
Mental Health Act 2007: secondary legislation
Revised Code of Practice: Mental Health Act: Code of Practice
This is the microsite for CSIP/NIMHE’s implementation programme for the forthcoming changes to the Mental Health Act 1983 in England.
We have been tasked by the Department of Health to have a key role in:

informing those involved [...]

Evidence Base for Self Care Support

Research Evidence on the Effectiveness of Self Care Support - DoH - revised 26 November 2007
This report contains a Summary of Studies on Mental Health Conditions, including: Alzheimer’s, Amnesia, Dementia, Behavioural disorder, Bi-polar disorder, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Depression, Eating disorders, Insomnia, and Schizophrenia. (See p.6
This document provides an evidence base on the effectiveness [...]

Mental Health: New ways of working for everyone

Mental Health: New ways of working for everyone (April 2007)
Developing and sustaining a capable and flexible workforce. This document shows how individuals can work together to put service users and their
families at the heart of what they do. It describes how new roles and responsibilities help to provide a more creative and responsive service.