Changing mental health for the better - what would you do?
Today, Norman Lamb, Minister for Care and Support and Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister launched a new set of measures to do more to help the one in four people who will suffer from a mental health problem at some …
Online integration
West Midlands promotes new health, care and wellbeing web platform In the West Midlands, as part of our approach to integration in the region we are launching a web platform which brings together people and intelligence across the health, care …
Event: help transform local health and care services
The Better Care Fund will provide £3.8 billion to local services to give elderly and vulnerable an improved health and social system - and now it's your chance to get involved. The Fund exists to generate real momentum in the …
Preventing suicide: your thoughts and experiences
Suicide. It is unquestionably one of the most heartbreaking and traumatic subjects to tackle from a health and care perspective, but tackle it we must. Today, the Department of Health has published its first annual report on England’s cross-government suicide …
Positive associations in housing
Integrating health, housing and wellbeing - central London conference to address issue in March An important all-day conference is to be held in central London on 5 March 2014 organised jointly by Public Health England, Department of Health and PlaceShapers, a network …
Getting the benefit: why the Personal Independence Payment matters
For those of us working in - or receiving services from - the care sector, it’s important we all know about any financial support available. Our colleagues at the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) tell us that one in …
Limiting physical restraint: new consultation commissioned from Royal College of Nursing
The desire to protect the vulnerable and to ensure distressed ill people are treated humanely and above all safely has motivated all of us working in - or with - the care and support sector to do more. The Department …
Mental health dashboard: one view for multiple benefits
In the modern era of media saturation and information overload, there is a growing need for initiatives and tools which can aggregate and sort data into user friendly formats, allowing us to assess, plan, develop and monitor health and care …
Winterbourne - your views
Two years on and the scandal of abuse and neglect uncovered at the Winterbourne View Hospital rightly remains an emotive issue. As the Department of Health presents its latest update on the transforming care programme, it is clear that, while …
G8 Dementia Summit - the future of care and support
We hope you caught some of the excellent summit coverage delivered by our department colleagues on the day. Now that the declarations and communique have been published, it is time to reflect on what this means for those living with …