Some pregnant women and new mothers in Wales still cannot access specialist mental health services, new research shows. The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) says much more needs to be done to help women suffering from mental illnesses.
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Hospital staff are sometimes confining patients with dementia to bed through controversial “containment and restraint” techniques, new government-funded research reveals. The findings, paid for by the National Institute for Health Research reveal that nurses and healthcare assistants are raising the siderails of beds and tucking bedsheets tightly around patients with dementia, reducing their mobility.
Donna Ockenden’s daughter, Phoebe, has won an award for her voluntary work for the homeless charity – The Four Streets Project. Phoebe received the Young Citizen of the Year award at the Chichester City Council ceremony in March. Phoebe is one of 26 volunteers who hand out much needed food and supplies every evening to those living on the streets of the city.
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The NHS England’s national mental health director, Claire Murdoch, has ordered Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to boost spending on mental health by more than the size of their overall annual budget increase. They must meet the Mental Health Investment Standard (MHIS) during the new NHS financial year.
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An in depth population study in women found that high cardiovascular fitness in midlife correlated with a reduced risk of subsequent dementia. A delay in dementia diagnosis could be as much as 9.5 years.
The Lancet reports that according to the largest UK study of its kind, greener neighbourhoods can help prevent depression and other mental illnesses. The study looked at the experiences of almost 100,000 people with mental health issues from 10 cities across England, Scotland and Wales.
The Betsi Cadwalaldr University Health Board in North Wales is considering plans to make large savings in the next financial year and similar savings for the next three years. The plans could see the board reducing the number of agency and locum staff it uses, which would make a saving of £1m a month.
Donna Ockenden’s daughter, Phoebe, has won an award for her voluntary work for the homeless charity – The Four Streets Project. Phoebe received the Young Citizen of the Year award at the Chichester City Council ceremony in March. Phoebe is one of 26 volunteers who hand out much needed food and supplies every evening to those living on the streets of the city.
The National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) for pregnancy and baby loss run by Sands and partners will be extended to a further 21 sites across England from April 2018. The pioneering project seeks to improve the overall quality of bereavement care and end the postcode lottery facing parents and families whose baby has died before, during or shortly after birth.
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Donna is delighted to have been made a trustee for MAMA Academy and says “wonderful progress is being made by the dedicated team at MAMA Academy by empowering expectant mums with pregnancy information. By helping them feel in control of their pregnancy and confident in reporting any problematic symptoms to their maternity team, this can only be a positive development”.