March 2009 Bulletin

1. Personality Disorder Study Day

‘Living with Personality Disorders – what can we do to support better parenting?’

Date: Monday 16th March

Time: 9.30am registration for a 10am start

Location: Leeds Carriageworks

The Electric Press
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 3AD

For map, click here.

Cost: £125

Aims of day:

  • to raise the profile of issues concerning personality disorders and parenting with a particular focus on the development of family-focussed policy, services and research
  • to share experience and good practice through interactive workshops
  • to network in order to strengthen partnership work
  • to explore issues facing service users, family members, practitioners, researchers and policymakers

To view or download the flyer, please click here.

To view or download the booking form, please click here. It is also possible to book online by clicking on the link: http://www.pmhcwn.org.uk/events/bookingform.asp

To view or download the programme, please click here.

For further information please contact Jean Healy at jean.healy@scie.org.uk or 020 7089 6864

 

 

2. Concise Guidance to Good Practice

A series of evidence-based guidelines for clinical management

Number 12: Advance Care Planning – National Guidelines

The concise guidelines in this series are intended to inform those aspects of physicians’ clinical practice which may be outside their own specialist area. In many instances, the guidance will also be useful for other clinicians including GPs, and other healthcare professionals.

To view or download the Guidance please click here.

 

 

3. Prison Reform Trust

Too Little Too Late - an independent review of unmet mental health need in prison (Kimmett Edgar and Dora Rickford)

Independent Monitoring Boards perform a vital function in prisons, monitoring fairness and respect for people in custody. Appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice, they provide an independent perspective on the treatment of prisoners and the conditions in prisons. The National Council of Independent Monitoring Boards recently analysed annual reports and identified prisoners’ unmet mental health needs as a foremost concern of boards across England and Wales.

To view or download the review please click here or else visit the website here http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/

 

 

4. Get Moving Week

3rd – 11th October

Get Moving (to view or download flyer click here)– how physical activity can boost your mental wellbeing. This is your opportunity to get involved in your local event. Get Moving forms part of the wider Time To Change programme (to view or download summary click here)

For more info contact: getmoving@mind.org.uk or 020 8215 2323

 

 

5. Central London Samaritans

Central London Samaritans are offering a free online referral service. If you regularly come into contact with vulnerable people who might be in crisis, depressed or suicidal - set up an account and refer them to Samaritans online.

They will call the person within 24 hours - giving them access to Samaritans support. If you are interested in finding out more about this service please contact Shaun Kelly 020 7439 1406 or shaun@cls.org.uk

 

 

6. Mental Health Act 1983

Implementing the changes in practice

Date: Thursday 2nd April 2009

Time: 9:30am registration with a welcome at 10am

Location: ORT House Conference Centre, London NW1

The aims of the conference are to:

  • discuss key themes emerging from current practice
  • share early learning experience and good practice
  • understand the latest developments and their implications for practice

To view or download the agenda and booking form please click here.

All contact details are on form.

 

 

7. Survivors’ Poetry and Together

Words for Wellbeing – An evening of readings by leading poets

Date: Monday 9th March 2009

Time: 17:45 – 20:30

Location: Foyles bookshop, 113-119 CharingCrossRoad, London WC2H0EB

Cost: £10 at the door

To view or download the flyer, please click here.

 

 

8. London Mental Health Commissioning Development Network

Date: Friday 13th March 2009

Time: 9:00 – 14:00 (followed by lunch)

Location: The Kings Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0AN

Following the last mental health commissioning development network on the 13th January, we are pleased to present the next network on Friday 13th March from 9am - 2pm at the Kings Fund.

As requested, we have enlisted the support of colleagues from the Department of Health, NHS London and Local commissioning groups, to deliver ‘part 2’ of the mental health contract workshop.

To view or download the agenda, please click here.

To view or download the notes from 13th January meeting, please click here.

To view or download the Mental Health Contract Guidance, please click here.

A high number of attendees are expected at this network. To ensure lunch is catered for you, please return your booking forms as soon as possible to Nick Cohen (nick.cohen@ldc.org.uk) to confirm your place.

To view or download the booking form, please click here.

The network is open to all London based commissioners across health and social care. If you are unable to attend, please circulate this email to your colleagues.

For further enquiries please contact Louise Howell louise.howell@londondevelopmentcentre.orgor 020 7307 2431

 

 

9. Mental Capacity Act – Latest edition

Articles include:

  • Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policy
  • MCA 2005 Implementation Review update
  • MCA Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  • The OPG moves to become a multi-site organisation
  • Court of Protection move to HMCS
  • RNID DVD about MCA
  • IMCA service update.

To view or download edition 20 of MCA Update, please click here.

To view or download the easy to read version, please click here.

 

 

10.The Mental Capacity Act - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Training

The Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (formerly known as the Bournewood safeguards) were introduced into the Mental Capacity Act 2005 through the Mental Health Act 2007. The aim of the deprivation of liberty safeguards is to provide legal protection for those vulnerable people who are deprived of their liberty otherwise than under the Mental Health Act 1983, to prevent arbitrary decisions to deprive a person of liberty and to give rights to challenge deprivation of liberty authorisations.

The training is designed for two groups of medical practitioners to read more please download the flyer and booking form, by clicking here.

 

 

11. Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help given to someone experiencing a mental health problem before professional help is obtained.

  • The aims of Mental Health First Aid are:to preserve life where a person may be a danger to themselves or others
  • to provide help to prevent the mental health problems developing into a more serious state
  • to promote the recovery of good mental health
  •  to provide comfort to a person experiencing a mental health problem.

MHFA does not teach people to be therapists. However, it does teach people how to recognise the symptoms of mental health problems, how to provide initial help and how to guide a person towards appropriate professional help.

To view the website and course outline, please visit: www.mhfaengland.org.uk

To view or download MHFA England - The First Year... evaluation summary please click here http://mentalhealthfirstaid.csip.org.uk/silo/files/national-evaluation-summary.pdf

MHFA Instructor Training 2009 - Location and start date:

London - 1st April

Swindon - 22nd April

Newcastle - 22nd April

Shrewsbury - 18th May

London - 4th June

Liverpool - 16th June

York - 18th June

Worcester - 13th July

London - 14th September

Newcastle - 20th October

London - 22nd October

Manchester - 2nd November

Download application documents

First National MHFA England Conference

 

 

12. Mental Health and Well-Being in Later Life Dignity, Safeguarding and Dementia Programme

Living well with dementia

The dementia strategy was published on the 3rd February. To view or download please click here.

The first implementation workshop was held on the 25th February, which was attended by over 80 delegates. The event was oversubscribed and we know that there are many stakeholders who were disappointed they could not attend.

One of the outcomes from the workshop was that delegates wanted to be part of an e- network where good practice, information, future events and developments would be shared.

If you would like to be part of The Dementia Strategy Network network, please email dimitrios.panagos@dh.gsi.gov.uk

There will be a full report along with an implementation support plan this will be e-mailed to all e-network members

LondonOlder Peoples’ Extravaganza

Following the success of last years event we are holding the 2009 extravaganza on Wednesday, 25th March 2009, 10.00 - 4.30.

For more information or If you would like to present, run a workshop, display a poster or attend as a delegate please email Sheila Lakey at sheilalakey@btinternet.com or sheilalakey@btinternet.com or call her on 0783 416 2479 to book your place.

Dignity Champions the latest dignity champion workshop was held on the 17th February. The focus of the event was living well with dementia: the national dementia strategy. Theatre Adad performed a play - which was very powerful and made the delegates reflect on dignity and dementia. The discussion from this meeting will be used to inform the NDS implementation Plan. For further dignity information, please click here, you can join up as a dignity champion – the next event will be in May, if you would like to attend or want more information please contact dimitrios.panagos@dh.gsi.gov.uk

 

 

13. One Voice: Shaping our ageing society - Tuesday 7 April 2009, London

This major policy conference will explore the issues which are shaping our ageing society. This conference will also mark the joining together of Age Concern England and Help the Aged to form a single new charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people.

Chaired by Jackie Ashley, Guardian columnist, the conference features a strong line up of expert speakers including Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, Rt Hon James Purnell MP and Rt Hon Theresa May MP. The programme also includes discussion seminars to enable you to explore in detail the specific issues most appropriate to your work. As well as providing the latest information on a wide range of policy areas the seminars offer you a chance to debate issues with other delegates.

For full programme information and booking details visit http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/onevoiceconference.asp