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			<title><![CDATA[Refreshing the Carers Strategy - call for evidence]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Government is refreshing the Carers Strategy with a view to producing, before the end of the year, a plan for 2011 to 2015.  This will set out the key activities upon which the Government - working in partnership with Local Authorities, the NHS, the voluntary sector, local communities and carers...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:54:44 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Personal Budgets DVD Launch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Personal Budgets DVD has been launched as part of the Putting People First (PPF) toolkit. The DVD is live on the PPF website.
The Putting People First toolkit is an on-line resource to support 
councils to begin to plan and deliver the transformation of their social
 care systems, as set out ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:10:21 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Don’t stay silent]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hepatitis C is often known as the silent killer but if caught quickly enough it can be effectively treated.
Hepatitis C is an often silent infection that affects thousands of people across the north &ndash; with the vast majority of those not even aware they have the virus.
In Greater Manchester a...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:52:03 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Garden Party 2010]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Below is an HD movie about the Alzheimer's Garden party 2010, filmed by Ruby and Evie and edited by Lucy.
The garden party was held at Eileen Harrington's house in Doncaster and raised over £1700.
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			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:05:16 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Living well with dementia posters]]></title>
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			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:33:17 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Avoidable overnight stays cost NHS £330m a year]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
There has been a large and avoidable rise in 
the number of overnight stays, which cost the NHS £330m annually, a 
report has said.
The study, from independent think-tank the Nuffield Trust, 
said the increase was &ldquo;unsustainable&rdquo; and pointed to large variations 
between hospitals ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dementia Awareness Week 4th – 10th July]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[4th July marks the beginning of National Dementia Awareness Week. Throughout this week, the following events and activities are taking place across the Yorkshire and Humber region to raise awareness and reduce the stigma attached to dementia. 
Barnsley Friday 9th July the Barnsley Independent Alzhe...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:47:16 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/dementia-awareness-week-4th--10th-july/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Video translations of the Mental Health Act now available free online]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Partnership (YHIP) have made video translations of patients rights from The Mental Heath Act available free of charge online. The videos, which feature translations into 28 languages, were originally produced onto DVD by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundatio...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:46:15 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Important changes to CQC’s assessment of adult social care services]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Care Quality Commission (CQC) on Wednesday said it would work closely with the adult social care sector in developing a new system to replace quality ratings (star ratings) for registered services.
The Commission said the current quality ratings system would cease ahead of the new registration ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:07:41 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[YHIP Business Plan 2010/11]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that our 2010/11 business plan has now been published. It is a useful guide to the high level improvement activity for the region being delivered by our programmes.
This is our final year of funding within the current financial settlement and with a new coalition governme...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:56:22 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[World Hepatitis Day 2010: Health Professionals Urge Vigilance as Many Still to be Tested and Treated]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Today is World Hepatitis Day and health professionals in Yorkshire and the Humber are urging more people to come forward for testing and treatment, as many existing hepatitis infections remain undiagnosed, and many people testing positive for the infection in the region have still to access treatmen...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 09:44:32 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dementia risk for older people with diabetes and memory problems]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Older people with memory loss are three times more likely to develop dementia if they also have diabetes, a new study suggests. It is already known that diabetes mellitus is associated with the development of mild cognitive impairment, or memory loss. But it is not clear if diabetes also increases t...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:14:21 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/dementia-risk-for-older-people-with-diabetes-and-memory-problems/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Taking care of business: mental health at work]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mind have presented compelling new evidence that the recession has had a devastating effect on the wellbeing of British workers. The charity has found that since the recession 1 in 10 workers have sought support from their doctors and 7% have started taking antidepressants for stress and mental heal...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:00:25 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/taking-care-of-business-mental-health-at-work/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Control for people with mental health problems]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Centre for Welfare Reform, in association with ADASS (the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services) YHIP (Yorkshire & Humber Improvement Partnership) and CPPP (the Care Pathways and Packages Project) have just published a ground breaking model for how mental health services might work i...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 22:20:05 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/press-release-13th-may-2010-control-for-people-with-mental-health-problems/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Support Time and Recovery Workers (STR) Convention]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In March YHIP hosted the Support Time and Recovery Workers (STR) Convention in York. The event was attended by 40 STR workers, STR managers and leads from the Yorkshire and Humber region.
The aim of the event was to provide an opportunity for STR workers to share good practice and to develop networ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:03:45 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/support-time-and-recovery-workers-str-convention/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mental health and criminal justice should come together with caution, says new report ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Blurring the Boundaries : The convergence of mental health and criminal justice policy, legislation, systems and practice, by Max Rutherford, shows that more and more people are in touch with both mental health and criminal justice services and that the laws governing each have brought them closer t...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:15:38 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/mental-health-and-criminal-justice-should-come-together-with-caution-says-new-report-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Economic study shows support for prison leavers cuts crime]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An economic evaluation into the 'Through the Gates' programme has been shown to cut re-offending by 40%.The report, initiated by charity Pro Bono Economics and carried out by economics consultancy Frontier Econonmics, is launched today.The pioneering study into the Through the Gates programme has be...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:11:50 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/economic-study-shows-support-for-prison-leavers-cuts-crime/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Films show dementia may be life-changing but it need not be life-ending]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Working with not-for-profit organisation Innovations in Dementia, people with dementia have been making films which they hope will inspire others to see people with dementia in a different light.
The films are about story-telling, sculpture, and hidden carvings; subjects as diverse as the people wh...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:31:26 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/people-with-dementia-have-made-four-films-which-show-that-while-a-diagnosis-of-dementia-may-be-lifechanging-it-need-not-be-lifeending/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[What differences in care will a future generation experience?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Professor Louis Appleby, National Director for Mental Health discusses New Horizons, a cross government mental health strategy, published in December 2009. New horizons is a comprehensive programme of action for improving the mental well-being of the population and the services that care for people ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:43:10 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/what-differences-in-care-will-a-future-generation-experience/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Offender Health and Social Caare Network Forum]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
Yorkshire and Humber's Offender Health and Social Care (OHSC) 
Research Network has been established to support innovation and evidence
 based practice in the region.
 
To achieve this challenging task the research network endeavours:
To be a local source of information that facilitates resea...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:06:06 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/offener-health-and-social-caare-network-forum/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[for dementia changes name to Dementia UK]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[for dementia has changed to Dementia UK to reflect the strengthening of their presence and position over the years, due in part to added media exposure and the expansion of Admiral Nursing services.
&lsquo;Dementia' has been given a central position in their name because they want to challenge the ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:13:21 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/for-dementia-changes-name-to-dementia-uk/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mental Health and Learning Disability Innovation and Improvement Network]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[NHS Yorkshire and Humber and Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Partnership are inviting you to attend a regional Mental Health and Learning Disability Innovation and Improvement Network that has been developed to assist provider trusts in meeting the strategic challenges set out in Healthy Ambitions,...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:59:07 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/mental-health-and-learning-disability-innovation-and-improvement-network/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Action Learning in Partnership Programme (ALIPP)]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[YHIP is hosting a number of Action Learning in Partnership Programme&rsquo; (ALIPP) overview events.
The programme aims to build workforce capacity and capability and improve employment and recovery outcomes for PSA 16 adults (Socially Excluded) in the region. 
The programme will be delivered over...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:23:31 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/action-learning-in-partnership-programme-alipp-overview-events/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Attitudes to mental illness 2010 research report published]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The latest national statistics on Attitudes to Mental Illness prepared for the National Mental Health Development Unit's Shift programme and produced by the Department of Health were released on 30 March 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Since March 1994, t...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:10:48 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/attitudes-to-mental-illness-2010-research-report-published/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[More money for extra care housing in Hull]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hull City Council's bid to build extra care accommodation and support for people with dementia has been approved, in principle, by the Department of Health.
The Department of Health has awarded the city Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits to build 100 new extra care homes which in addition to ...]]></description>
			<author>Michael Vinegrad &lt;no-reply@www.yhip.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:35:31 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.yhip.org.uk/news/more-money-for-extra-care-housing-in-hull/</link>
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