Global Psychiatrists Unite To Improve Services In Mental Health 19 Sep 2008 Thirty seven medical experts in psychiatry from across the world have called on the...
Hi Mick You are always going to find someone who gets more than someone else, no matter who you compare with. I can think of a classic example where my husband...
Mum takes council to court in bid to get care for her violent son Friday, September 05, 2008, 06:45 A MUM who endures daily violent attacks at the hands of her...
INFORMATION BULLETIN Mental Disability Advocacy Center and 12 Hungarian NGOs Hungarian NGOs Urge Government to Establish a Disability Ombudsman 1 October 2008....
So what was the outcome? It says return to court on Sept 22nd, so did she get her respite care? Goes to show that many people think phoning Social Services is...
Pam, Just to clear one thing up; the agency I contacted weren't filling in for ward staff. This was home care. No mention of nursing experience, let alone...
Mental health patients promised own room on wards under Conservative government  The Conservatives have pledged to offer all mental health patients single...
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival ¡Anyone can suffer from mental health issues, regardless of your walk of life,¢ says Idlewild¢s Rod Jones,...
Ignore the last email Ian, I have just searched through the court hearings and found this: Mum at 'breaking point' forces social services rethink on extra care...
Hi Mick Breaking things downs into realistic figures would probably hit home. The way I would do this myself would be to start off with potential earnings and...
Thing is Rob, this is nothing new. Labour has been saying this for the past few years. Some units already work this way and some don't. Did you hear David...
Yes Pam; same old same old... My younger brother used to argue that the Tories would make a mess of things in government then not even try to get re-elected...
... more http://www.sehta.co.uk/node/1333 Comments:- http://www.telecareaware.com/2008/01/10/a-trusted-infrastructure-for-telecare/ In an item on the South...
Yes Mick, when it comes to politics there isn't much to choose between them they all mess up eventually. From what my brother tells me, Labour avoided a...
I wouldn't like the idea of a stranger watching what I do in my home and suspect many would feel the same. And with computer system hackers around, I don't...
I agree But this is exactly the type of thing thats being proposed, coupled with the drive to "get Carers back into work", the idea being you go of to some ...
And I bet these ctv workers get paid more than £49 per week to do this. It might well help some carers, but I wonder what the charge will be. I can't see this...
Care vs security in mental health services a.. Published: 02 October 2008 09:00 b.. Author: Charlotte Santry c.. More by this Author d.. Last Updated: 02...
This came from a member of mental magazine (Rosemary's message board) I am going to print this and send it to my GP, perhaps if all members here did the same...
My mother in law died some years ago from a brain tumor (GBM) and thankfully she spent her last days at that splendid hospice at Clapham made famous by ...
I agree Ian, and I do not think a psychiatric unit is an appropriate place for someone with dementia, let alone an 81 year old lady with a brain tumour. Pam ...
I hope you all make a loud noise up there Jen. I have sent the article to two MP's in parliament. Pam Website: www.pamshouse.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Message...
This comment came from a nurse on the psych nursing site, short and sweet and straight to the point! ""using medication to alleviate suffering, not obliterate...
Website: www.pamshouse.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Message board: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/ There are four kinds of people in this world......