At Ashtons we recognise the importance of sharing knowledge among our peers and are always striving to expand our diverse portfolio of training seminars. We are delighted to announce that we have [...]
This NICE guideline was updated in December 2020 and covers assessing, treating, monitoring and inpatient care for children, young people and adults with eating disorders. It makes 12 [...]
1. Patients generally say it works and they want to stay on it A survey found that more than 85% of patients said they felt better on clozapine than their previous treatment, and wanted to stay [...]
This NICE quality standard was published in August 2020 and covers decision making in people aged 16 and over, using health and social care services, who may lack capacity to make their own [...]
The Centre for Health Research and Education (CHRE) is a healthcare company working to bridge the policy-practice gap in smoking cessation. This involves helping healthcare professionals support [...]
High Dose Antipsychotic Treatment (HDAT) is a term many of us are familiar with but are you confident in it’s use, need and subsequent monitoring requirements? Are the multidisciplinary team [...]
Advance planning for flu vaccination clinics has become an important part of patient care. The flu vaccination delivered in the following year provides vulnerable patients with protection against [...]
In recent years there has been a worrying trend of increasing mental illness among higher education students in the UK. With this year’s crop of students starting or returning to University in [...]
World Mental Health Day is on the 10th October every year and was created in 1992 by the World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH). Everyone deserves to feel safe and supported when talking about [...]
This NICE guideline was published in January 2020 and covers support for adults who provide unpaid care for people aged 16 or over with health or social care needs. It makes nine recommendations [...]
