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26 May 2011: New NICE guidance to help millions with common mental health disorders
A new NICE guideline aims to help GPs provide quick, cost-effective treatment to improve the lives of millions of people experiencing common mental health disorders.
Thu 26 May 2011 08:55:00
20 May 2011: The King’s Fund Commission urges politicians to value the role of management in the NHS
A nine month inquiry by The King’s Fund’s Commission on NHS Leadership and Management finds the NHS in urgent need of a new style of leadership to overcome unprecedented financial pressures and adapt to future challenges.
Fri 20 May 2011 12:00:00
18 May 2011: The National Programme for IT in the NHS: an update on the delivery of care records systems
The rate at which electronic care records systems are being put in place across the NHS under the National Programme for IT is falling far below expectations and the core aim that every patient should have an electronic care record under the Programme will not now be achieved.
Thu 19 May 2011 12:35:00
11 May 2011: Social care heads the new agenda for NICE
Integrating health and social care is "absolutely fundamental" to helping drive up the quality of patient care, as NICE outlines plans to extend its remit into social care guidance for adults and children.
Wed 18 May 2011 11:45:00
18 May 2011: Government unveils offender learning reforms to get prisoners into jobs and out of crime
The Government has launched a report outlining radical plans to break the cycle of reoffending, by developing a stronger link between learning in prisons and the vocational and employability skills that employers demand.
Wed 18 May 2011 11:40:00
18 May 2011: The Department of Health launched the "Positive Practice, Positive Outcomes" handbook on the 1st March 2011.
This handbook is to help staff working in the Criminal Justice System understand and support offenders who may have learning disabilities.
Wed 18 May 2011 10:30:00
16 May 2011: Government to seek legislation to protect society’s most vulnerable people
Plans to strengthen the protection of vulnerable adults by making it a legal requirement for all local authorities to have a Safeguarding Adults Board were today announced by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow.
Mon 16 May 2011 19:40:00
13 May 2011: BIG £25 million ambition to put youth on right path
Every child has the potential to succeed in life and yet each year thousands of young people find themselves entering the criminal justice system.
Fri 13 May 2011 13:15:00
13 May 2011 - BBC Radio 4 - Inside Broadmoor
Broadmoor is often viewed as the dumping ground for some of the country's most notorious criminals, like the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe. But, as the Today programme's Tom Feilden discovered, the reality of life behind its walls is rather different.
Fri 13 May 2011 09:40:00
12 May 2011: Question Time to come from Wormwood Scrubs
The BBC is to broadcast its political panel programme Question Time from inside a prison for the first time - 19th May 2011, BBC1.
Fri 13 May 2011 09:40:00
12 May 2011: Guardian - Could an intensive, abstinence based approach solve prisoners' drug addiction?
Research from a charity has shown that reoffending rates were cut for prisoners who used its drug treatment programme.
Fri 13 May 2011 09:25:00
11 May 2011: Prescription drug addiction addressed
A GP summit today examined how to address addiction to prescription and over-the-counter drugs following publication of two new reports into the scale of the issue commissioned by the Department of Health.
Thu 12 May 2011 08:50:00
10 May 2011: New online tool brings all related NICE guidance together for first time
Today (Tuesday 10 May), the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has launched NICE Pathways at its annual conference in Birmingham. An online tool for health and social care professionals, NICE Pathways brings together all connected ...
Tue 10 May 2011 14:15:00
09 May 2011: ASB plans could put vulnerable children at risk, says Barnardo’s
Vulnerable children could be exposed to even greater danger if Government plans to curb anti-social behaviour go ahead, the UK’s biggest children’s charity has warned.
Tue 10 May 2011 14:05:00
09 May 2011: Care Quality Commission launches consultation on excellence in social care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today announces the start of a consultation on a new excellence award for adult social care services in England.
Tue 10 May 2011 14:05:00
12 Apr 2011: NICE consults on draft recommendations for the longer-term management of self-harm
NICE is currently developing a clinical guideline on the longer-term care of adults, children and young people who self-harm. As part of this process, draft recommendations have been published on the NICE website today (12 April) for public consultation.
Thu 5 May 2011 17:40:00
12 Apr 2011: Prison health to improve as result of national IT system
Healthcare staff in prisons will be better placed to tackle the challenging health needs of prisoners as a result of a national prison healthcare IT system now installed in all prisons and young offender institutions across England.
Thu 5 May 2011 17:40:00
05 Apr 2011: POLICE CUSTODY IN KENT– GENERALLY GOOD
Police custody facilities in Kent were positive in many respects, with some excellent provision, though there were some concerns, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM ...
Thu 5 May 2011 17:35:00
08 Apr 2011: Radical approach to drugs recovery piloted
Eight areas in England will test innovative new ways to help drug addicts recover and achieve a sustained recovery, Public Health Minister Anne Milton announced today.
Thu 5 May 2011 17:35:00
31 Mar 2011: New approach to quality and outcomes in social care
A new approach to quality and outcomes in adult social care was launched today with the publication of the first Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework.
Thu 5 May 2011 17:30:00
Diversion pathfinder selection for children and young people (3 March 2011)
Invitation from DH Offender Health to submit expressions of interest to become a youth justice point of arrest diversion pathfinder. Funding is available to provide identification of health needs and other vulnerabilities and support under 18 year olds ...
Wed 9 Mar 2011 15:50:00
Public mental health and well-being – the local perspective
Government programmes, policies and national projects in the last three years have given increasing emphasis to public mental health and well-being. This has changed the focus of public service agencies towards promoting and protecting better mental health ...
Wed 9 Mar 2011 15:20:00
No health without mental health
No health without mental health: a cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages.
This strategy sets out six shared objectives to improve the mental health and well-being of the nation, and to improve outcomes for people with ...
Wed 9 Mar 2011 15:10:00
Breaking the cycle: effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders
The Ministry of Justice Structural Reform Plan published in July 2010 set out a commitment to introduce a 'rehabilitation revolution' and conduct a review of sentencing policy.
This consultation sets out the resulting proposals which aim to break ...
Wed 9 Mar 2011 15:05:00
Ministry of Justice publishes its draft Structural Reform Plan 13th July 2010
The Structural Reform Plan is the key tool of the Coalition Government for making departments accountable for the implementation of the reforms set out in the Coalition Agreement.
Mon 19 Jul 2010 14:35:00
NHS White Paper published 12th July 2010
The NHS White Paper, 'Equity and Excellence: liberating the NHS', sets out the Government's long-term vision for the future of the NHS.
Mon 19 Jul 2010 13:05:00