Today the government response to the consultation on DoLS +Monitoring and Reporting and +Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence Regulations initially published just before Christmas was published on the DH website. Read response
Miwa Yamamoto
Meiji University of Integrative Medicine, Kyoto, Japan,
Yoko Aso
Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
This study aimed to clarify the coping strategies of nurses working in general wards who face the ethical dilemma of restraining older people with dementia. The participants were 272 nurses working in general wards in the Kansai region of Japan. Coping strategies were measured using a questionnaire consisting of 16 items. A low score of 1—4 points suggested good coping strategies. Factors were difficult to interpret for three of the 16 coping items identified; these items were therefore deleted. Eleven of the remaining 13 items were used for analysis. An explanatory factor analysis revealed three factors concerning coping with ethical dilemma: (1) self-initiated positive cognition and action; (2) negative cognition and action; and (3) choosing not to act, or maintaining the status quo. These findings highlight the need for programs that could disseminate effective coping strategies among nurses faced with the ethical dilemma of restraining older people with dementia.
Abstract from here
The new NHS Constitution sets out in one place what the NHS does, what it stands for and what it should live up to. The Constitution confirms the commitment to a service that is for everyone, paid for out of taxes, based on clinical need rather than an individual’s ability to pay, and without discrimination of any kind. It offers, for the first time, a set of NHS-wide values created with the help of patients, the public and staff.
Can be downloaded from the DH Website here
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On Tuesday 17 February 2009, Department of Health Care Services Minister Phil Hope and Department for Children Schools and Families Minister Sarah McCarthy-Fry visited the National Autistic Society.
Phil Hope, Minister for Care Services said:
“I am firmly on the side of people with autism and their families. There are some fantastic services out there, like the National Autistic Society service I visited in Croydon, but I want to see more of these good examples across the country so that every child and adult with autism, their families and carers, get the support they deserve.
Read more on the DH Website http://budurl.com/6ckf
Regards – Mark
A number of UK charities have joined forces to launch a web site about self-harm. The site has been set up by 42nd Street (a mental-health charity), DePaul UK (a homelessness charity) and YouthNet and includes information about self-harm, professional advice, real-life stories and moderated discussion forums.
The site can be found here http://budurl.com/selfharm
Guidance on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (MCA DOLS) is now available in pdf foprmat aimed at Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), local authorities, hospitals and care homes
The guidance will support health and social care providers and help them understand and fulfill their statutory obligations under the MCA DOLS legislation. The guidance will also be available as a printed publication and will be dispatched by direct mail (part of a series of mailings to providers) to support them with implementation.
The Government has been accused of failing to enforce its zero tolerance approach on violent attacks on nurses.
Nursing Times Article found at http://budurl.com/gsf6
My initial response to reading this was ……
Mike Penning is also way off with his figure there were 55,993 not 12,500 as he reports ( see http://budurl.com/rxab for figures). Almost 40,000 of those were in Mental Health & Learning Disability settings where common factors of adequate staffing levels and better environments would, in my opinion, make a substantial difference in reducing those numbers. NHS Trust Boards also must share some blame – CFSMS training initiatives have been mandatory for some years now yet staff in clinical areas have never heard of for example a PARS Form (Physical Assault Repporting System) or CRT or PSTS training.
Regards
Mark
Journal Watch is written by Dr Richard Lehman and is a lighthearted review of the leading medical journals from a GP perspective. It is updated weekly. Can be found at http://budurl.com/duxp
Regards
Mark
Could a natural rhythm – which some experts believe we all possess – be a cure for a variety of health problems?
Musician Simon Lee, from Kent, is called on to teach drumming to patients with problems ranging from addiction to autism, and learning difficulties to mental health issues.
He has even offered help to terminally ill patients needing palliative care.
And he says the results are amazing.
Experts believe that rhythmic drumming can aid health by inducing a deep sense of relaxation, reducing stress, and lowering blood pressure.
BBC News article http://budurl.com/ja83
