Mental health staff stretched thin
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Staff shortages have caused a significant cut in mental health services provided in the ACT during the past year, an annual report reveals.
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NEW YORK - Depressed employees worked an average of two more hours a week and were more effective in their jobs when assigned a telephone "care manager" who counseled them on treatments, a study showed.
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Too many people with mental health problems end up in prison when they need specialist care, a report says.
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The health service should focus more on customer service to improve performance and staff morale, says a report.
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A new study suggests that doctors may devote too little time to talking with elderly patients about mental illnesses.
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Good progress that has been made in making mental health services more responsive to users, but there are still several challenges ahead, the NHS Confederation said in response to the National Director&#39;s report on implementation of the mental health
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Patient care has suffered, say unions as Guardian analysis shows extent of underspend.
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GPs are becoming more distanced from their patients, compromising continuity of care, an opinion poll has revealed.
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Concerns raised over senior officers' threat to patient confidentiality.
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Â· Rise in suicides to one-third of all deaths Â· Campaign group blames overcrowding Â· Mentally ill inmates 'need care, not punishment'
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Severely mentally ill people in Fairfax County whose families are trying to get them emergency help are being released without receiving treatment -- or even a hearing -- because there are not enough independent psychologists to examine them.
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THE flight of doctors and nurses from public hospitals is without doubt the largest crisis in health care today. The scale of the problem is staggering. According to the Health Systems Trust, 52574 posts were vacant in the public health sector last year, ...
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New health secretary admits 'emergency approach' to reform has lost confidence of doctors and nurses.
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission says half the people who die in custody have mental health problems.
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Mental health charities are having to spend too much time "begging" for money instead of focusing their time on helping young people, they say.
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More than half of all employees say they have Âhigh levels of stress,Â extreme fatigue and/or feel out of control.
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The article &quot;Report Faults Child Mental Health Care&quot; [Metro in Brief, Sept. 28] misrepresents the focus and findings of a Government Accountability Office study, &quot;DC Child and Family Services Agency: More