Early help 'key to tackling mental health problems'
Posted: 2nd February 2011
More focus will be placed on dealing with mental health problems at an early stage under government plans. The new mental health strategy for England promises an extra £400m for therapies, such as counselling, to increase access to them by 60% by 2015. Ministers said this would help address...
2nd Childhood Asthma Summit
Posted: 13th December 2010
On 4th November YHIP hosted the 2nd Childhood Asthma Summit for 90 delegates form across the region. Taking place at the Midland Hotel in Bradford the event launched the paediatric clinical management guidelines developed in conjunction with Asthma UK and the Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority. The guidelines...
Role of local government in promoting wellbeing
Posted: 25th November 2010
Jointly commissioned by Local Government Improvement and Development and the National Mental Health Development Unit and written by the New Economics Foundation, this report examines how local government can support a better life for its citizens to help build resilient communities, both now and in the longterm. The role...
Working it Out: A new, free employment resource from Shift
Posted: 19th October 2010
Shift is the Department of Health-funded initiative, which aims to tackle the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health issues in England. Shift's comprehensive new resource pack called Working it Out is designed to help raise awareness of mental health conditions in the workplace and provides employers with practical advice...
Needless deaths continue
Posted: 18th October 2010
The Department of Health has highlighted continuing failures in care for people with a learning disability The Department of Health has published its findings on the progress of 'Six Lives' - last year's report containing evidence that hospitals are failing to provide proper healthcare to people with a learning...
National Clinical Director for Dementia visits the Yorkshire and Humber Region
Posted: 7th October 2010
The National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns visited the Yorkshire and Humber region on 7th September. Professor Burns visited the National Dementia Strategy Peer Support Demonstrator Site in Wakefield where he met the project lead, James Westerby and spent time with the Peer Support Art Group. In Leeds,...
Kick Asthma holidays Challenge Weekend
Posted: 5th October 2010
Asthma UK's exciting new Challenge Weekend is for young people aged between 16-17 who have asthma. It combines physical activities such as climbing and kayaking with an educational session designed to teach youngpeople about managing their asthma as they go through the transition from young person to adulthood. For...
Older People’s Day
Posted: 1st October 2010
Today is UK Older People's Day and the Mental Health Foundation is very pleased to launch it's ‘how to' guide from the Grouchy Old Men? Project. The project has now finished but the guide is intended for individuals and groups, to help develop services that engage isolated older men...
Measurement for quality and cost
Posted: 2nd September 2010
The NHS faces an unprecedented challenge ahead to improve quality and reduce cost at scale and pace. Use of effective measurement systems and tools will be essential in meeting this challenge. We need to apply measurement to all of our work and at every level of the NHS so...