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Inclusion Health: Improving the way we meet the primary healthcare needs of the socially excluded’ is a joint project between the Social Exclusion Task Force and the Department of Health. The study recognises the great progress that has been made in healthcare provision whilst setting out the need for more sophisticated and flexible responses to improve access and quality of services for socially excluded groups.
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2010 European year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
The European Year offers a valuable opportunity for us to assess the progress made since the Lisbon and Nice European Councils (in March and December 2000 respectively) set out a strategy for combating poverty and social exclusion in Europe.
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The principles of recovery make it clear that there should be no more them and us. These two reports published by the Department of Health highlight the health needs of NHS staff. To support action arising from them, NHS Employers have launched their campaign OPEN YOUR MIND. this is geared at the whole NHS, urging them to get better at looking after the health and well-being of their employees.
Time to Challenge
This is part of the Time to Change campaign and has developed a wide-range of resources to help tackle discrimination both in the workplace and the recruitment and retention of staff.
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Open Your Mind
As part of the campaign to make the public sector an exemplar employer, NHS Employers has launched its Open Your Mind campaign.
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Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health have published a useful summary of the four new publications supporting mental health and employment.
They will shortly be hosting the next Employment Network meeting on 28 January 2010
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NICE calls for greater support for those returning to work
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is calling for more support to help those people returning to work after a long-term sickness absence.
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Radical overhaul of support for people with mental health conditions
New specialist coordinators and dedicated advice lines for small businesses are part of a radical overhaul of support for people with mental health conditions.
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Mental health: James Purnell announces employment review
Work and pensions secretary James Purnell recently announced a review into how more people with mental health problems can be supported into work.
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People with mental health conditions get extra support to stay in work
Thousands of people with mental health problems will get extra support managing their condition to remain in the workplace, Jim Knight, Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform announced today.
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As part of the Dame Carol Black review GPs are being offered training in the new regimes.
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New Horizons Consultation Report Published
The Department of Health has published a report on the New Horizons consultation, which took place in the summer of 2009.
The consultation document 'New Horizons: Towards a shared vision for mental health' set out the vision for the future of mental health in England.