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 not-for-profit company run by clinicians in service of public health, whose current focus is on helping the healthcare sector become [...]
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 [...]
This NICE guideline was updated in February 2020 and covers the recognition, assessment and treatment of mental health problems in women who are pregnant, planning to have a baby or been pregnant [...]
This NICE guideline was updated in February 2020 and covers the recognition, assessment and treatment of bipolar disorder in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve quality of life [...]
In January 2020 the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) strengthened an existing warning that constipation caused by clozapine can progress to serious bowel complications. Healthcare [...]
