Supporting Mental Health in Communities During Covid-19: Bringing VCSE and Statutory Services Together
Dania Hanif
Published: April 3, 2020
The global coronavirus outbreak is putting the mental as well as physical health of people around the world under strain. For people with existing mental health difficulties, this may be especially pronounced, at a time when mental health services are stretched and coping with higher sickness absence due to the virus. Across the UK, voluntary…
Read moreGuidance on Infection Prevention and Control
Dania Hanif
Published: April 2, 2020
This guidance outlines the infection prevention and control advice for health and social care providers involved in receiving, assessing and caring for patients who are a possible or confirmed case of COVID-19. It should be used in conjunction with local policies. On 2 April 2020, the main changes to previous guidance are: enhanced PPE recommendations for a wide…
Read moreGuidance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Dania Hanif
Published: April 2, 2020
This revised guidance concerns use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by health and social care workers, in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. It supersedes previous PPE guidance. This guidance relates solely to considerations of PPE, represents one section of infection prevention and control guidance for COVID-19 and should be used in conjunction with local policies. Read…
Read moreLGA Briefing - Protecting Vulnerable People
Dania Hanif
Published: April 1, 2020
Many councils will already have made significant progress in developing systems to support and protect people who are vulnerable as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, and this note is therefore intended to assist them by providing a point of cross-reference. Website Link
Read moreIAPT Guide for Delivering Treatment Remotely
Dania Hanif
Published: April 1, 2020
This guidance is for IAPT providers and their clinical teams who are planning for the continued delivery of IAPT services via non face-to-face methods. It is intended to support the contingency planning already underway for a range of resource-constrained scenarios. It will be updated as required.
Read moreCare Act Easements
Dania Hanif
Published: April 1, 2020
This guidance sets out how Local Authorities can use the new Care Act easements, created under the Coronavirus Act 2020, to ensure the best possible care for people in our society during this exceptional period. Read the new guidance for Local Authorities here.
Read moreMore Than a Number
Dania Hanif
Published: April 1, 2020
People living with severe mental illness have a 15-20 year shorter life expectancy than the general population, are more at risk of becoming overweight than average, and are at a far higher risk of physical illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes. More than a Number finds that people with severe mental illness received little…
Read moreSMI and Smoking Cessation/Weight Management Reports Published
Dania Hanif
Published: April 1, 2020
People living with severe mental illness want effective and personalised help to give up smoking and to manage their weight, according to two new reports published today by Association of Mental Health Providers, Centre for Mental Health, and Rethink Mental Illness. The two reports, A Time to Quit and More Than a Number, were commissioned…
Read moreNew Report on SMI and Weight Management
Dania Hanif
Published: April 1, 2020
People living with severe mental illness want effective and personalised help to manage their weight, according to a new report published today by Association of Mental Health Providers, Centre for Mental Health, Rethink Mental Illness, MindOut on behalf of The National LGB&T Partnership, and Race Equality Foundation. The report was commissioned by the VCSE Health…
Read moreA Time to Quit
Dania Hanif
Published: April 1, 2020
People living with severe mental illness have a 15-20 year shorter life expectancy than the general population, are three times as likely to smoke, and are at a far higher risk of physical illnesses such as lung diseases. This also puts people more at risk from coronavirus. A Time to Quit finds that people with…
Read moreNew Report on SMI and Smoking
Dania Hanif
Published: April 1, 2020
People living with severe mental illness want effective and personalised help to give up smoking, according to new reports published today by Association of Mental Health Providers, Centre for Mental Health, Rethink Mental Illness, and partners’ Friends, Families, and Travellers, LGBT Hero on behalf of The National LGB&T Partnership, and Race Equality Foundation. The report…
Read moreLetter to SoS Matt Hancock from the LGA and ADASS
Dania Hanif
Published: March 31, 2020
A joint letter from the Local Government Association (LGA) and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) to the Secretary of State regarding PPE provision for the adult social care sector was sent on 27 March.
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