Mark Sheldon

Talkwell is the latest training resource from Star Wards – its a conversation training resource for mental health workers which will help staff to become better listeners, enjoy and feel able to manage conversations and generally have richer relationships with patients.

It includes over 20 practical, helpful sections cover topics such as listening skills, structuring conversations, appreciating difference, asking sensitive questions, body language and difficult conversations.

More information can be found here

Ethical approaches to physical interventions Volume II. Changing the agenda

Edited by David Allen

(Via BILD website)

The topic of physical intervention is still hugely important: the abuse of such interventions features all too regularly in national scandals, and people with intellectual disabilities and other individuals with complex needs are still dying in the UK as a result of the use of inappropriate restraint.

Through rigorous analysis of current policies and practices, careful examination of physical interventions and abusive practices, and clear discussion of objectives and needs for the future, this new publication offers a major overview of key developments and current best practice in the field.

2009   ISBN 978 1 905218 11 0
Publication cost: £25

More details & how to order found here on BILD website

Via SCIE Website

The guide has been written for staff in adult mental health, child and adolescent mental health and children services from all sectors. It is also relevant for those delivering pre- and post-qualifying education and training to health and social care staff and others responsible for workforce development.

This guide is about working with parents who have mental health problems and their children. It provides guidance on policy and practice and makes recommendations for key areas of professional education, workforce development and research. It also provides links to useful resources and contact details of relevant organisations.

SCIE Guide 30 is available to download here

CQC has developed advice for care providers during the swine flu pandemic.

While acknowledging that the latest information can be found on the National Pandemic Flu Service website, nevertheless health and social care services may need specific guidance as the regulations govern them continue to apply during this current pandemic

Some specific questions and answers for care providers  can be found here;

• social care providers
• healthcare providers

Person centred thinking, day services and beyond
Max Neill, Helen Sanderson, Helen Smith, Gill Bailey, Nicola Carter, Angela Hughes and Vicky Jones

This paper can be found on http://helensandersonassociates.co.uk/ website and offers practicle advice on how to use person centred thinking to change services to meet eh expectations of Valuing People Now.

Download this document at http://helensandersonassociates.co.uk/pdfs/PCTdayservicesandbeyond.pdf

This publication has been updated to include recent legal cases and legislation changes such as the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

It describes the process of seeking consent, the importance of establishing whether the person has capacity to give consent, what constitutes valid consent, the form that consent might take and the duration of that consent.

It is available on the DH website here

Via the DH website

Mental health in the future – what do you think?

The Government wants to help everyone to have better mental health. The New Horizons consultation aims to help come up with an approach to make services for adults with mental health problems better in the future, and to help everyone have better mental health.

Consultation ends 15 October 2009

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Mentalhealth/NewHorizons/index.htm

There is also a Facebook discussion group that can be found here.

The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) is seeking comments from interested organisations and individuals concerning the National Framework for Reporting and Learning from Serious Incidents Requiring Investigation.

This document is the first release of a proposed new National  Framework for the management of serious incidents (previously known as Serious Untoward Incidents/ SUIs) occurring in the NHS and those parts of the Independent Sector which provide NHS services in England .

The consultation opened on 14 August 2009 and runs until 13 November 2009.

More information can be found on the NPSA website here

Interprofessional and inter-agency collaboration (IPIAC)

These e-Learning resources are freely available to all and aimed primarily at practitioners and students working in social care. There are will be benefits to other practitioners from the materials who may not be directly linked with this role.

There is a mix of audio, video and interactive technology to assist in exploring the nature of interprofessional and inter-agency collaboration and in improving collaborative practice.

These resources are available on the SCIE website here

This Implementation Plan describes the implementation task, arrangements for national and regional support, and the programmes that have been put in place to support delivery of Living Well With Dementia: A National Dementia Strategy.

Taken from the Executive Summary
The National Dementia Strategy was published in February 2009 following an extensive public consultation process. The Strategy is ambitious; its aim is that all people with dementia and their carers should live well with dementia.
The Strategy is consistent with the wider policy context which is highly relevant to people affected by dementia. Putting People First, the rigour of World Class Commissioning, the increased clarity brought by the Carers’ Strategy, the End of Life Care Strategy and the strategic shift to prevention and early intervention, all should dovetail to strengthen the commissioning and delivery of services to people with dementia and their carers. The Dignity in Care campaign7 and improvements flowing from the consultation on adult safeguarding are also pertinent to the vision set out in the Strategy for a system where all people affected by dementia have access to high quality care and support from which they would benefit.

It is available at http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_103137