Views sought about Northampton ambulance station closures

Views sought about Northampton ambulance station closures: An event at Franklin’s Gardens tomorrow will gather public feeling on the closure of ambulance stations. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Case study shows how service users can play a vital role in improvements

Case study shows how service users can play a vital role in improvements:
This case study from Bradford District Care Trust demonstrates how involving service users in the process of improvement has been central to work learning disabilities teams have done on the productive mental health ward. NHS Institute for Innovation

Mental health charities launch guides to improve local mental health services

Mental health charities launch guides to improve local mental health services:
Following the publication of the implementation framework for the government’s mental health strategy, these briefings set out the steps that local authorities, NHS commissioning groups and others can take to improve mental health care, treatment and support.

The briefings explain in practical terms the ways that the new clinical commissioning groups, local authorities, directors of public health, overview and scrutiny committees, local healthwatch and health and wellbeing boards can make sure that there are good quality mental health services in their local area as well as improving mental health and wellbeing for everyone in the community.

NHS and US 'should share ideas'

NHS and US 'should share ideas': The US health system and the NHS have much to learn from each other - despite being thought of as polar opposites, experts say. BBC News

Personal health budgets should complement existing social care arrangements, says NHS Confederation

Personal health budgets should complement existing social care arrangements, says NHS Confederation: NHS commissioners should use a 'dual carriageway' approach to roll out personal health budgets (PHBs), ensuring they complement arrangements already used in social care, according to a new publication by the NHS Confederation.

Child mental health to improve

Child mental health to improve:
Steps are being taken by medical leaders to improve the approach to child mental health in the UK.
A number of Royal Colleges have worked together to transform knowledge, skills and attitudes to child mental health by developing an ‘e-portal’ with the aim of improving mental health outcomes for children.
The work is being led by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health with the educational ... Heathcare Today

Analysis: What the NHS can expect from Jeremy Hunt? - BBC News

Analysis: What the NHS can expect from Jeremy Hunt? - BBC News:

BBC News

Analysis: What the NHS can expect from Jeremy Hunt? BBC News Most obvious was the fact there was virtually no mention of the savings drive the NHS is currently undergoing. The health service has been asked to find £20bn of efficiency savings by 2015 so money can be ploughed back into the front line. The target ...

Eating disorder hospital admissions rise by 16 per cent in a year

Eating disorder hospital admissions rise by 16 per cent in a year: Hospitals recorded 2,290 eating disorder admissions in the 12 months to June 2012; a 16 per cent rise on the previous 12 month period, provisional fig... NHS Information Centre