I’m pleased to see that a Twitter account that’s been consistently interesting, Mental Health Cop, is now available in more-than-140-characters form. The author is a police inspector with a professional interest in mental health issues. Definitely a blog to bookmark.
November 29, 2011 by Zarathustra
Yesterday evening, I found myself at the Mind Media Awards 2011 in London. Pandora, the author of Confessions of a Serial Insomniac, had been nominated for the Mark Hanson New Media Award, and had kindly invited me along as one of her guests. Hence Pandora, her partner A and I were sat in the audience… [Read more…]
November 29, 2011 by ermintrude2
The Inquiry into the failings in the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust has been going on for a while now but yesterday there was some hefty evidence from two CQC (Care Quality Commission) ‘insiders’ which blasted open the so-called regulator and lifted the lid on the poor practice that some of us have suspected for a… [Read more…]
November 27, 2011 by ermintrude2
Before I start, I know that this is a subject that can be tricky. Striking is a personal decision and I respect those who make the decision either to strike or not strike. I will be on strike on Wednesday. I will be standing at a picket line and going to a rally – but… [Read more…]
November 25, 2011 by Zarathustra
The public sector strikes are looming up on us now. Only a few days to go. For me, this has left me with massive dilemmas. Not because of any disagreement over the issues, or on the principle of striking. But because I’m a nurse.
November 23, 2011 by Zarathustra
And so the Daily Mail continues its mission to troll the entire nation…Today, they ask, Is the changing role of women in our society behind the rise in autism in the past 30 years? Oh well, I suppose it makes a change from vaccines. There then follows what looks to me like a pretty flagrant… [Read more…]
November 23, 2011 by ermintrude2
Quality home care provision in England is still an aspiration into the second decade of the 21st century. That’s the thrust of the ‘Close to Home’ report published today after a year-long inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Frankly, that’s not a good place to be but we seem to be moving backwards… [Read more…]
November 21, 2011 by Zarathustra
Today Mind launched their campaign for better crisis and acute care. They’ve asked me to say a few words on the Mind blog, where I’ve emphasised the need to attract good quality, therapeutically-minded nurses to acute psychiatric wards in order to drive up standards and challenge poor practice.
November 21, 2011 by ermintrude2
Crisis Care in Mental Health – both community and inpatient - is inconsistent and increasingly unable to deliver quality services. Mind published a report today following an independent inquiry which they have carried out called ‘Listening to Experience’. This inquiry looked at evidence from 400 patients, professionals and providers and was intended to provide a… [Read more…]
November 18, 2011 by Abe Laurens
Following National Adoption Week, the movement for change is gathering momentum. Yet following last week’s debate in parliament, I retain my doubts about the direction of travel. Members from all sides praised the efforts of adopters and for that matter foster carers too. There was cross-party agreement that there were no straightforward answers because the… [Read more…]
November 30, 2011 by Zarathustra
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