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			<title><![CDATA[New brain scan to diagnose autism]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Experts at King's College London said the scan - tested on 40 people -
 identified tiny but crucial signs of autism, only detectable by 
computer.
Current methods of diagnosis can be lengthy and expensive.
But some experts say further research will be needed before the new technique can be widel...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:04:54 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Refreshing the national Carers Strategy – call for evidence]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[For further information, please go to:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_117249...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:26:47 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/refreshing-the-national-carers-strategy--call-for-evidence/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Disabled Trainees Find Full Time Employment]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Energy2burn are based in Swindon and create wood pellets from wood destined for landfill or
transported long distances for burning. Pellets made from pallets and other waste items offer choice to the consumer in the form of lower fuel prices and reduces the amount of landfill an area will have to p...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:14:08 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/disabled-trainees-find-full-time-employment/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[BBC4 Film]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This film is part of a themed mental health night....]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 11:33:31 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Understanding commissioning for voluntary and community organisations]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The first report was very well received across the health and social
care communities of the South West and further afield. Used by many
public sector agencies and third sector providers, it has become a
useful reference guide and workbook.
Clare Steel, Head of Adult Social Care at Somerset Coun...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:10:37 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/understanding-commissioning-for-voluntary-and-community-organisations-2nd-edition/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Paths to Personalisation]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This is a whole system guide, so hopefully it will give some 
information, guidance and signposts for people, whoever and wherever 
they are. The guide provides information about what personalisation 
means for mental health services and supports, offers examples of what 
needs to be in place to...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:07:08 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/paths-to-personalisation/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[What differences in care will a future generation experience?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[New horizons is a comprehensive programme of action for improving the mental well-being of the population and the services that care for people with poor mental health. It brings together organisations across national and local Government, voluntary and statutory agencies, as well as local communiti...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/what-differences-in-care-will-a-future-generation-experience/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Carers Awareness Training for practice staff]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Phase 1 - Each practice to identify a Carers Champion who is likely to be from reception team leaders or middle managers, but could also be a health care assistant or someone who 
is actually a carer working in the practice.  The Carers Champions will attend a half day training session which will b...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/carers-awareness-training-for-practice-staff/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mind week 2010 update - we need you!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This year's campaign is focused on making a real difference in
              workplaces across the country. We'll be showing employers 
how prevalent
              mental health is in the workplace and the simple steps 
they can
              take to support individuals with experience of menta...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/mind-week-2010-update--we-need-you/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Louis Appleby is leaving Mental Health]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hugh Griffiths will be taking over his role for an interim period....]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/louis-appleby-is-leaving-mental-health/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[One in three admit to avoiding people with dementia]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The new 'Living Well' campaign employs real people with dementia who
declare 'I have dementia - I also have a life' to educate the public
about the condition and demonstrate the simple things everyone can do
to help people live well with dementia.
The new MORI poll found that:
a third (32 perce...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/one-in-three-admit-to-avoiding-people-with-dementia/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Experts unite to boost dementia research]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The ministerial group which is chaired by Care
Services Minister Phil Hope, brings together charities, scientists,
research bodies and government officials.
The group aims to
help scientists get access to the research funding that is available to
them. It will develop a strategy for increasing ...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/experts-unite-to-boost-dementia-research/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Helping hand for care and support housing]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Speaking at a Laing and Buisson conference, Phil Hope, Care Services Minister, announced a £3.5
million innovation fund and urged councils to &ldquo;act now and act
decisively&rdquo; to improve the quality and range of housing options for
older people.
Every Council with Adult Social Care respon...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/helping-hand-for-care-and-support-housing/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Let’s dance 4 free]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s Dance is the latest project from Change4Life, the nationwide
movement to help us all live healthier, happier and longer lives, this
time in partnership with the Fitness Industry Association.
There
will be something for everyone with more than 1,400 classes from street
dance to Latin...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/lets-dance-4-free/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pilot Sites Sought by Skills for Health]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
Based in England.
Have access to and willingness from a group of professionals who work with carers to use the resources
Have capacity to support the pilot (for example: organising rooms, rotas, backfill etc)
Able to allow participants and those that deliver the training to be part of the immed...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/pilot-sites-sought-by-skills-for-health/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stay Safe in Swindon]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Energy2-work offers people with disabilities, learning difficulties or health conditions the support to learn work skills, gain qualifications and find employment.  It is funded by the Learning and Skills Council through the European Social Fund.
The Safe Place Scheme is a project that aims to stop...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/stay-safe-in-swindon/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Multi-Systemic Therapy Briefing]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[  The main aim of the programme is to reduce
numbers of young people being placed away from home in care, custody or
residential schooling.
Read more...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/multisystemic-therapy-briefing/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Professor Alistair Burns appointed as the new National Clinical Director for Dementia]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[He is currently Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at the University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre.
Professor
Burns developed the South Manchester Memory Clinic, which provides
specialist assessment and diagnosis for people with memory problems. He
is also an instrumen...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/professor-alistair-burns-appointed-as-the-new-national-clinical-director-for-dementia/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Professor David Oliver appointed as the new National Clinical Director for Older People]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[He will also lead on work to
implement the Prevention Package for Older People and the key findings
from Partnerships for Older People Pilots.
He
is currently Consultant Physician and Clinical Director at the Royal
Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and is an experienced advisor on
Government poli...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/professor-david-oliver-has-been-appointed-as-the-new-national-clinical-director-for-older-people/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[World Autism Awareness Day - 2 April 2010]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By bringing together autism organisations all around the world, we
will give a voice to the millions of individuals worldwide who are
undiagnosed, misunderstood and looking for help. Please join us in our
effort to make this possible.
In the UK
In
the UK we must persuade governments to recogni...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/world-autism-awareness-day--2-april-2010/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Top British designers and architects to improve privacy and dignity in NHS hospitals]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[As part of this groundbreaking new project &lsquo;Design
for Patient Dignity&rsquo; the Department of Health has teamed up with the
Design Council to bring together some of the best minds in the design
industry with those working on the frontline in the NHS.
Six
teams of leading UK product, int...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/top-british-designers-and-architects-to-improve-privacy-and-dignity-in-nhs-hospitals/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Government response to the consultation on safeguarding adults: the review of the no secrets guidance]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[they are often people with physical or learning disabilities, and
people with mental health needs at risk of suffering harm both in
institutions and in the community. It is to these and to many others
that government has a duty of safeguarding.
Safeguarding
encompasses three key concepts: prote...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-safeguarding-adults-the-review-of-the-no-secrets-guidance/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Better protection for vulnerable adults]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In response to the Government&rsquo;s consultation on strengthening
protection for vulnerable adults, new legislation will be introduced to
enshrine in law the need for every local area to have in place a
Safeguarding Adults Board &ndash; a body made up of the local social services
authority, th...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/better-protection-for-vulnerable-adults/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[NHS Constitution now backed by law]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The NHS Constitution, published one year ago, sets out patients&rsquo;
rights to NHS services and safeguards the NHS for the future.  Among
other things, it gives patients the legal rights to:
Access NHS services
Drugs and treatments approved by NICE
Choice about where they receive their care
...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/nhs-constitution-now-backed-by-law/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[New programme to make health inequalities everybody’s business]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Healthy Places, Healthy Lives will encourage local leadership on the
health inequalities agenda and share learning, meaning that health
inequalities becomes everybody&rsquo;s business, Public Health Minister
Gillian Merron announced recently.
Volunteer &lsquo;fellows&rsquo; from across
the publ...]]></description>
			<author>Carol Prescott &lt;no-reply@www.swdc.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.swdc.org.uk/news/new-programme-to-make-health-inequalities-everybodys-business/</link>
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