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Mental Health In Older People Is A 'Poor Relation', Says Help The Aged, UK
Responding to the IPPR report, Older people and wellbeing, which shows a decline in mental health and emotional wellbeing in the over 65s, Lizzie McLennan, Senior Policy Officer at Help the Aged, says: "Mental health in older people has for too long been a secondary concern, acting as the 'poor relation' to other physical health problems or mental health problems in younger people.
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Mental Health Could Be Improved By Three-Point Plan In Wake Of Healthcare Commission Report, UK
A three-point plan to improve mental health services in England has been proposed today by Unite, the country's largest union. The template for action follows stinging criticism of the mental health system by the Healthcare Commission. One finding revealed that 45% of psychiatric nurses and 15% of patients had been physically attacked in the last year.
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Healthcare Commission Reveals The Extent To Which Acute Mental Health Wards Are Failing Patients
Commenting on the Healthcare Commission's report 'The pathway to recovery: A review of NHS acute inpatient mental health services', Emily Wooster, Policy Officer at mental health charity Mind said: "While we are encouraged to see that the Healthcare Commission has identified a number of high performing trusts, we are deeply concerned that nearly one in four patients are still being treated by trusts rated as 'weak'.
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Mind Comments On Welfare Reform Green Paper, UK
Commenting on the release of the Welfare Reform Green Paper 'No one written off: reforming welfare to reward responsibility', Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of mental health charity Mind, said: "People with mental health problems have the highest want to work rate of any disabled group but they need help and support to be able to do this successfully. The Government's proposals offering personalised support are a definite step forward but it comes with a catch.
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Royal College Of Psychiatrists Responds To The Healthcare Commission's Review Of NHS Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services
The Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomes this detailed review of NHS acute inpatient mental health services by the Healthcare Commission. It is encouraging to see that two-fifths of trusts exceeded the minimum level of service provision. However, it is disappointing that no trusts were scored excellent on all four of the key criteria against which performance was assessed.
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