Best practice in dementia care home staff training
While the overuse of antipsychotic drugs remains a problem in care homes, one provider has pioneered a person-centred approach that has cut drug use and distress levels. Natalie Valios reports on how staff can gain a better insight into dementia
22 April 2010
Rolling out personalisation to mental health service users
A project led by Mind to tackle the low take-up of self-directed support among mental health service users has returned some positive results, writes Jeremy Dunning
05 August 2011
The future of employment support for people with disabilities
Employment support for people with learning disabilities and mental health issues is at a crossroads finds Mithran Samuel
20 August 2010
Care funding commission chair denies government pressure
The chair of the commission on the funding of long-term care, Andrew Dilnot, tells Jeremy Dunning that the government has not pressurised him to deliver the most politically convenient outcome
20 August 2010
The blogger who is charting his life with Alzheimer's
Norman McNamara has made the brave decision to keep on blogging about his Alzheimer's, and how he copes with it, for as long as he is capable of doing so. Natalie Valios reports
03 August 2010
Joint working between health and social care in Herefordshire
Councils would be wise to look west when they draw up their plans to integrate health and social care services. As Jeremy Dunning reports, Herefordshire is already ahead of the game
10 August 2010
Still nothing to fear?
Disability minister Maria Miller tells Vern Pitt disabled people are a coalition priority despite astring of benefit cuts
23 July 2010
New guidance on mental health and homelessness
Homelessness services need to develop more understanding of the emotional needs that underlie clients' chaotic lives, writes Robin Johnson, author of new guidance on the issue
06 August 2010
Comedian confronts his mental illness
Edinburgh Fringe goers will be confronted by the realities of mental illness in Mackenzie Taylor's show. Mark Drinkwater talks to him about finding comedy in a failed suicide attempt
03 August 2010
Risk factor: Establishing a mental health diagnosis
Establishing an accurate mental health diagnosis is important for people experiencing psychotic symptoms because early treatment has been shown to dramatically improve the long-term prognosis of the condition, writes Mark Drinkwater.
16 June 2010
Health White Paper poses questions for social care sector
Although there are positives for social workers in the health White Paper, there remain many questions about power and accountability, says Richard Humphries of the King's Fund
16 July 2010
Concerns raised over wrongful detentions of service users
A mental health charity has raised concerns that people who lack mental capacity are being detained in care settings inappropriately.
24 June 2010
How the Calm scheme is helping prevent suicide on Merseyside
Persuading troubled young men to talk about their feelings and prevent suicides requires a subtle approach. Jeremy Dunning reports on a scheme gaining plaudits on Merseyside
21 May 2010
The impact of personalisation on adults' social workers
Personalisation is changing the face of social care, but research by Community Care and trade union Unison suggests bureaucracy and job changes mean it is yet to win the hearts and minds of social workers. Mithran Samuel reports
19 May 2010
Personalisation and the social care knowledge gap
More social workers understand the workings of personalisation than in 2008 but a big minority are still in the dark, writes Daniel Lombard
19 May 2010
Personalisation: Cuts threaten transformation agenda
While social workers fear personalisation may be at risk from impending government cuts, our survey finds the agenda is already facing pressures. Jeremy Dunning reports
19 May 2010
Personalisation: Children can benefit too
Individual budgets can be used to benefit disabled children, but only where the circumstances lend themselves to personalised services, writes Molly Garboden
19 May 2010
Dementia: What would Tories, Labour and Lib Dems do if they were elected
Vern Pitt asks three of the politicians responsible for their parties' adult social care brief what they will do for dementia care if they form the next government
26 April 2010
Carolyn French's story of her partner's battle with dementia
Carolyn French recounts the decline of her partner after the onset of dementia and the difficulties in accessing effective support until she discovered the care programme approach
22 April 2010
International dementia care strategies
Although we may think the UK is struggling with dementia care, Sally-Marie Bamford reports that we are among the pacesetters in Europe
16 April 2010
