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Content ArticleYoung people with type 1 diabetes experience higher rates of psychological distress, periods of burnout and feelings of being unable to cope with the daily burden of living with diabetes, than those who are diagnosed as adults. This article in The BMJ considers approaches to reduce anxiety and stress in young people with diabetes including: family, peer, and psychological support and education on living with diabetes. psychological screening assessment tools at diagnosis and annually. ensuring there are adequate local mental health support pathways. psychological and behavioural interventions, such as solution focused therapy, coping skills training, motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy.
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Content ArticleIn patient experience research, participants frequently report the impact that mesothelioma has on their mental health yet there have been very few studies specifically focused on mental health and mesothelioma. In patient experience research, participants frequently report the impact that mesothelioma has on their mental health yet there have been very few studies specifically focused on mental health and mesothelioma. This new study from the Mesothelioma UK research centre aims to create an understanding of the impact of mesothelioma on the mental health of patients, their families and close friends, and what people do to improve their mental health and well-being.
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Content ArticleEpistemic injustice occurs when a person is not given authority and credibility as a 'knower' in a conversation, due to negative stereotypes associated with their identity. These stereotypes might relate to their age, gender, ethnicity, social class, education, sexual orientation or health. Young people with unusual experiences and beliefs are particularly at risk of experiencing epistemic injustice, and this can have a negative impact on their health outcomes. In this blog Joe Houlders, Matthew Broome and Lisa Bortolotti from the University of Birmingham talk about the risks of young people with unusual experiences and beliefs experiencing epistemic injustice in clinical encounters. This is the first in a series of blogs reporting outcomes from a project on Agency in Youth Mental Health, led by Rose McCabe at City University.
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Content ArticleThe Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) launched a call for evidence in March 2021 to inform the first-ever government-led Women’s Health Strategy for England. This report focuses on the survey component of the consultation. Nearly 100,000 people in England got in touch to share: their personal views and experiences as a woman the experiences of a female family member, friend or partner their reflections as a self-identified health or care professional. The results highlight priority areas for action and further research and underpin DHSC’s vision statement for England’s Women’s Health Strategy (published in December 2021). The full strategy will be published in spring 2022.
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Content ArticleThis study in the British Journal of General Practice aimed to examine trends in prescribing for anxiety in UK primary care between 2003 and 2018. Anxiolytic drugs are a group of medications used to relieve anxiety. The authors analysed data from 2.5 million adults to determine prevalence, incidence rates and treatment duration for prescriptions of any anxiolytic, and also for each drug class. The authors found that, between 2003 and 2018: prevalence of any anxiolytic prescription increased, driven by increases in those starting treatment, rather than more long-term use. incident beta-blocker prescribing increased over the 16 years, whereas incident benzodiazepine prescriptions decreased. long-term prescribing of benzodiazepines declined, yet 44% of prescriptions in 2017 were longer than the recommended four weeks. incident prescriptions in each drug class have risen substantially in young adults in recent years. They conclude that increases in incident prescribing may reflect better detection of anxiety or increasing acceptability of medication. However, they also caution that prescribing approaches may cause unintended harm, as some prescribing is not based on robust evidence of effectiveness and may contradict guidelines. They highlight that there is limited evidence on the overall impact of taking antidepressants long term.
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Content ArticleThis Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) investigation explores the care of patients who present to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) with questions about their gender identity and are referred to specialised gender dysphoria services. Gender dysphoria is a sense of unease, distress or discomfort that a person may have because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity. For example, a child who is registered as male at birth might feel or say that they are a girl, or feel that neither ‘boy’ nor ‘girl’ are the right word to describe how they feel about themselves. Gender dysphoria is not identified as a mental illness by the NHS, but some people may develop mental health problems because of gender dysphoria.
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Content ArticleIn this blog for NHS Confederation, Kadra Abdinasir talks about how mental health services have failed to engage with young black men, and describes how services need to change to overcome the issue. She argues that delivering effective mental health support for young black men requires a move away from a crisis-driven response, to investment in system-driven, community-based projects. Kadra looks at learning from Shifting the Dial, a three-year programme recently piloted in Birmingham as a response to the growing and unmet needs of young black men aged 16 to 25. A recent report on the project found that most young men involved in Shifting the Dial reported good outcomes related to their wellbeing, confidence, sense of belonging and understanding of mental health.
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Content ArticleThis issue of Hindsight concerns ‘the new reality’ that we are facing. It includes a wide variety of articles from frontline staff and specialists in safety, human factors, psychology, aeromedical, and human and organisational performance in aviation. There are also insights from healthcare, shipping, rail, community development and psychotherapy.
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Content Article1 in 5 women are affected by maternal mental health problems, which are the leading cause of maternal death in the first postnatal year. This report by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) estimates the costs and benefits of a model of care which could give women’s mental health the same priority as their physical health during the perinatal period. The model focuses on the essential role of midwives and health visitors and would allow for women’s mental wellbeing to be accurately assessed at every routine contact and suitable treatments to be offered. It is based on research commissioned by MMHA and conducted by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), which estimates that making changes to standard practice could mean £52 million in NHS savings and quality of life improvements worth £437 million.
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This short animation provides a commentary on stigma about mental healthcare for doctors, highlighting that a culture change is needed in the way we talk about and approach mental health in the healthcare community. -
Content ArticleThe UK Government has opened a consultation on changes to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 Code of Practice, and implementation of Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). This consultation is also seeking views on the LPS regulations, which will underpin the new system. This consultation applies to England and Wales and is open until 7 July 2022.
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Content ArticleSky Rollings had been diagnosed with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. She was transferred from a Children and Adolescent Mental Health Hospital to the Acute Adult Unit at the Harplands Hospital on 4 November 2019. She died on 9 November at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
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Content ArticleRebecca Romero was 15 years old and had a long history of self-harm and mental health problems. On 19 July 2017 she was found dead at her home, with a ligature around her neck. Rebecca had left Pebble Lodge psychiatric unit for a period of leave on 6 July 2017, but never returned to the unit after her leave. The original plan was to transfer her to an alternative unit, Riverside, but as there were no inpatient or day patient places available, a discharge meeting was held on 14 July where a community care package was put in place. She was under the community team at the time of her death, but had not been seen since her discharge.
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Content Article15 year-old Mary Bush had a diagnosis of anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress syndrome and suicidal ideation, and on 6 August 2020, Mary took her own life. In her report, the Coroner raises a number of concerns and highlights action that needs to be taken to prevent future deaths.
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Content ArticleDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, mental health services had to quickly innovate to ensure that some of the most vulnerable people in society could continue to access mental health support, while protecting service users and staff from the virus. The NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network and the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL) have worked together to produce these case studies which capture ten innovations from different countries. Key themes in the case studies include: The advantages of digital platforms in improving access The importance of supporting the wellbeing of staff Using data and evaluation to drive improvements and make the financial case for innovations The benefits of co-producing services with service users and staff Lessons about how the availability of innovations is communicated
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Content ArticleThe gender health gap is a long-standing, deeply entrenched problem that stretches back centuries - yet it is only finally starting to get the attention it deserves. In this discussion hosted by The Independent's Women's Correspondent Maya Oppenheim, Dr Jess Taylor, Le’Nise Brothers, Sandra Igwe and Dr Geeta Nargund explore the steps that must be taken to solve the gender health gap, including proper education of health professionals and engaging in open honest conversations.
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Content ArticleIn this episode of The King's Fund podcast, host Helen McKenna speaks with Professor Dame Lesley Regan and Dr Janine Austin Clayton about women’s health journeys from start to finish. They explore why women can struggle to get medical professionals to listen to them and the impact this has on diagnosis and treatment, as well as the mental and physical effects on women themselves.
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Content ArticleMr M was convicted of the murder of a man in October 2017 whilst under the care of the Thomas project in Salford. The Thomas project provides a range of recovery focused services through detox and residential rehabilitation into community-based provision. This is the report of the independent investigation into the care and treatment of mental health service user Mr M.
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Content ArticleMr A experienced mental health issues over a number of years. He was arrested and charged with the murder of Philip Owen in October 2017 and was later found guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order to treat his mental illness and has been detained in a secure hospital. This is the report of the independent investigation into his care and treatment under Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
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Content ArticleThis is the report of an independent assurance review of North West Boroughs’ internal investigation which considered the care and treatment of mental health service user A. User A was found guilty of manslaughter in May 2018 and was ordered by the court to be detained under Section 37/41 of the Mental Health Act (1983) in a medium secure hospital. At the time of the homicide, mental health service user A was receiving care and treatment from North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
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Content ArticleThis is the report of an independent assurance review of an independent investigation which considered the care and treatment of mental health service user Mr A in Greater Manchester, which was published in 2020.
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Content ArticleThis report details an independent investigation into a homicide committed by an individual receiving treatment for mental health issues. It identifies lessons that can be learned from this incident and areas where improvements to services could help prevent similar incidents occurring.
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Content ArticleThousands of individuals are released from immigration detention into the community every year. Between 1 October 2020 and 30 September 2021, 21,362 people were detained, and 17,283 were released into the community, having been granted bail or leave to enter/remain. This means that 81% of those detained were released back into the community. 2,239 were considered to be ‘Adults at Risk’ whilst in detention by the Home Office. In this report, Medical Justice sheds light on the many issues its clients face in accessing healthcare upon release into the community. By highlighting these issues, Medical Justice seeks significant improvements in the Home Office’s continuity of care of all individuals upon release and provides specific recommendations to the Home Office.
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Content ArticleNHS England commissioned this external review of all Independent Investigations following Mental Health Homicides (IIMHH) and related national governance arrangements. The review considered investigations undertaken between 2013 and 2017. NHS England has accepted the report findings and has developed an action plan which is being implemented and monitored via regional and national governance mechanisms.
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Content ArticleThis Annual Report provides an overview of independent investigations commissioned by regional independent investigation teams, primarily relating to homicides committed by patients in receipt of mental health services. Focusing on financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21, it details the key findings from investigations and the performance of the commissioning arrangements.
