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Date: 17/5/2012
On 17 May the MHN launched our latest briefing looking at Race Equality in Mental Health. more
Date: 15/5/2012
On Tuesday 15 May 2012, the Minister of State for Care Services, Paul Burstow, issued a written ministerial statement updating on Winterbourne View Hospital. more
On Tuesday 15 May, the Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill will be reintroduced to the House of Lords for its first reading more
Date: 11/5/2012
The Offender Health Collaborative, of which the MHN is a part, has been selected to support the cross government Health and Criminal Justice Transition Programme in managing the development of a national network of liaison and diversion services. more
Date: 4/5/2012
On 30 April the Department of Health introduced a new CQUIN goal for dementia care. more
Date: 27/4/2012
Steve Shrubb, Director of the Mental Health Network, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of West London Mental Health NHS Trust. more
Date: 24/4/2012
At an evening reception on 18 April, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust launched the CNWL Recovery College. more
Date: 12/4/2012
As confirmed as part of the DH’s recent review of the CQC, the Government has recently laid down new regulations in Parliament to amend the Care Quality Commission’s original 2009 regulations. We expect these to pass into law within the month. more
Date: 26/3/2012
On 13 March, 35 MP's attended a unique event in Parliament hosted by Mind, to listen to what is and isn’t working in acute and crisis mental health care. more
Date: 20/3/2012
The Department of Health have confirmed to NICE which topics should be selected for development of a quality standard. more
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