NCCMH E-bulletin - Vol 9 Iss 4 (Mar - Apr 2011)

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National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) Guidance: NICE commissioned guidance on Psychosis with coexisting substance misuse. Guidance under consultation: Self harm: longer term management – closes 7 June 2011 Systematic review under consultation: Induced Abortion and Mental Health: A systematic review of the mental health impact of induced abortion – closes 29 June 2011
Mar - Apr 2011.
Audit Commission Producing quality reports – briefing Reducing expenditure on low clinical value treatments – health briefing
British Medical Association Adolescent mental healthcare branded a disgrace BMA calls for 'seamless' dementia care BMA comment on King's Fund Inquiry into General Practice BMA presses for Health and Social Care Bill changes BMA warns against consortia 'clones' BMA welcomes government concessions on NHS competition Commitment to listen welcome, but BMA says real change needed on NHS reforms Department of Health defends integrated patient care Get tough on alcohol, say doctors NICE work must continue Reform bill poses threat to patient confidentiality
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) CADTH Rapid Response Report: Quetiapine for affective and psychotic spectrum disorders and borderline personality disorder
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Care Quality Commission looks ahead as last Count me in census is published Care Quality Commission: State of Care 2009/10 report Detained patients give their views on the mental health tribunal process NHS staff have their say as the results of national survey are published
Centre for Mental Health Centre for Mental Health begins work to improve parenting support to prevent conduct problems in children Centre for Mental Health welcomes Government commitment to diversion in justice system Centre for Mental Health welcomes government's plan to extend diversion services across England Mental health problems cost Scottish economy £10.7 billion says national charity – report Secure hospital beds blocked by lack of step-down care, says Centre for Mental Health report – report
Clinical Knowledge Summaries (PRODIGY) / SCHINN Delirium - new/updated topic
Cochrane Collaboration New systematic reviews: Acupuncture for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents Carbohydrates for improving the cognitive performance of independent-living older adults with normal cognition or mild cognitive impairment Pharmacological treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children with comorbid tic disorders     New protocols: Hypnosis during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period for preventing postnatal depression Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes Pharmacological interventions for self-injurious behaviour in adults with intellectual disabilities Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for panic disorder Withdrawal or continuation of cholinesterase inhibitors and/or memantine in patients with dementia New titles: Antidepressants for insomnia (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Group) Antidepressants versus placebo for panic disorder (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Group) Aripiprazole for people with schizophrenia whose illness has been partially responsive to clozapine (Schizophrenia Group) Benzodiazepines versus placebo for panic disorder (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Group) Cognitive behavioural interventions for developmental stuttering (Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems Group) Contingency management for substance use disorders (Drugs and Alcohol Group) Housing mobility interventions to improve the health of vulnerable populations (Public Health Group)
Department of Health (DH) 2011/12 Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework – report 9 out of every 10 people to benefit from more personalised care Campaign launched to tackle dementia Commissioning services for women and children who experience violence or abuse – a guide for health commissioners – guidance Consultation on the joint Department of Health / NOMS Offender Personality Disorder Pathway Implementation Plan [closes 12 May 2011] Fulfilling and rewarding lives: the strategy for adults with autism - evaluating progress – guidance/framework Funding for 2011/12 substance misuse services in prisons  - letter Funding for 2011/12 substance misuse specialist interventions and treatment in the Children and Young People’s Secure Estate - letter Government launches NHS listening exercise Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) data standard - letter Improving services for adults with autism Mental health promotion and mental illness prevention: the economic case – report National Audit of Dementia Services – Establishment of Memory Services - letter NHS Future Forum - letter Ordinary residence: guidance on the identification of the ordinary residence of people in need of community care services, England – guidance Safeguarding Adults: The role of health services – guidance Staff and care users given control of social care Summary Care Record mailings to patients resume The NHS Performance Framework: Implementation guidance - 2011/12 – guidance Transforming Community Services: Demonstrating and Measuring Achievement: Community Indicators for Quality Improvement – guidance Transparency in outcomes: a framework for quality in adult social care – response to consultation
European Medicines Agency (EMA) CHMP revised EPARs started on: Olazax, Olanzapine, Revision: 2, Authorised Pramipexole Teva, Pramipexole, Revision: 8, Authorised Sycrest, asenapine Revision: 1, Authorised Sycrest, Asenapine, Revision: 0, Authorised Xeplion, Paliperidone, Revision: 0, Authorised Zypadhera, Olanzapine, Revision: 3, Authorised Zyprexa, Olanzapine, Revision: 25, Authorised Pending EC decision : Rivastigmine Actavis, rivastigmine Referrals: Article 31 referrals, Valproate, Valproic acid/valproate Opinion/decision: Paediatric Investigation Plan (PIP): Exelon, Rivastigmine
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approvals and tentative approvals : Disulfiram (anda # 091619) Sigmapharm Labs LLC Galantamine hydrobromide (anda # 090957) Aurobindo Pharma Ltd Lamotrigine (anda # 078669) Actavis Totowa Midozalam hydrochloride (anda # 090316) Sagent Strides Paroxetine hydrochloride (anda # 091427) Mylan Risperidone (anda # 076996) Watson Labs Florida Risperidone (anda # 091537) Mylan Venlafaxine hydrochloride (anda # 078865) Wockhardt Venlafaxine hydrochloride (anda # 090071) Biovail Labs Intl Venlafaxine hydrochloride (anda # 090174) Zydus Pharms USA Inc Venlafaxine hydrochloride (anda # 200834) Aurobindo Pharma Ltd Tentative approvals : Donepezil hydrochloride (anda # 090521) Matrix Labs Ltd Donepezil hydrochloride (anda # 090551) Actavis Pharma Donepezil hydrochloride (anda # 091267) Wockhardt Escitalopram oxalate (anda # 078467) Sandoz Eszopiclone (anda # 091113) Orchid Hlthcare Zolpidem tartrate (anda # 078483) Synthon Pharms News: "Drug Innovations": An ongoing update of FDA's novel new drug approvals of 2011 Communication about an ongoing safety review on stimulant medications used in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (updated) Opioid drugs and risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS) External links : Paliperidone (Invega) approved for treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents
General Medical Council Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices - consultation on draft guidance
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Processes in recruitment to randomised controlled trials of medicines for children (RECRUIT): a qualitative study (Shilling). Volume 15, number 15. (2011) Research Type: Methodology
InfoPOEMs Interventions to increase oral feeding in patients with dementia increases weight only
Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) Ethnic diversity and inequality: ethical and scientific rigour in social research – report
Kings Fund Publications: Commissioning for the future - Learning from a simulation of the health system in 2013/14 How is the NHS performing? Quarterly monitoring report Impact of Quality and Outcomes Framework on health inequalities Summary of full report Improving the quality of care in general practice - Report of an independent inquiry commissioned by The King's Fund Integrating health and social care Where next? Social care funding and the NHS An impending crisis? Variations in health care - The good, the bad and the inexplicable News: The King's Fund's response to the announcement of a two month listening exercise on the government's health reforms
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug safety update: Atypical (second-generation) antipsychotics: reminder to monitor and manage weight, glucose, and lipid levels New learning resource: Understanding and using drug safety information
Mental Health Foundation (MHF) Mental Health Awareness Week 23-30 May 2011: Sleep Mental Health Foundation calls for improved transcultural approaches to recovery – report Mental Health Foundation publishes paper ahead of government survey of UK’s happiness and wellbeing – briefing paper New publications launched on self-directed support for people living with dementia NHS and government fail to address race and gender concerns in mental health inpatient care Our response to the CQC report on the state of health and adult social care in England Report shows benefits of local authority-funded adult learning in tackling depression and anxiety
MIND Action needed on Mental Health Advocacy in Wales – briefing paper Inexcusable racial inequalities unchanged in six years Mental health services being left behind, according to new report New campaign calls for England to ‘get talking’ to tackle mental illness taboo
National electronic Library for Medicines (NeLM) Atomoxetine shows limited success in 5-6 year old children with ADHD Blood glucose and schizophrenia: a systematic review of prospective randomized clinical trials Cohort study: Collaborative-care of opioid addiction using buprenorphine an effective strategy Conference report: Long-acting risperidone injection (Risperdal Consta) associated with lower risk of hospitalisation than other antipsychotics? Editorial: Concerns lying behind delayed use and underutilisation of clozapine Efficacy and tolerability of Hypericum perforatum in major depressive disorder in comparison with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: a meta-analysis Meta-analysis suggests atrial fibrillation may increase the risk of dementia Meta-analysis: Paroxetine and suicidality RCT: Annual high-dose vitamin D3 and mental well-being RCT: Drug in development: long-acting naltrexone injection for reducing opioid misuse RCT: Study evaluates two treatment approaches for bulimia nervosa Review finds no evidence for efficacy of memantine in mild Alzheimer Disease Risks of opioid prescribing: analysis of US practice and harms Study finds that initial treatment has no effect on risk of recurrence for adolescents with major depressive disorder Supervised injection facilities for illicit drug users reduce the incidence of fatal overdose Systematic review and meta-analysis: Efficacy of drug treatments for generalised anxiety disorder Systematic review of medical treatments for children with autism spectrum disorders Systematic review: Aripiprazole in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder Therapeutic review: Atypical antipsychotic drugs Valproate in the treatment of PTSD: systematic review and meta analysis What is the evidence for the use of secretin for autism?
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Publications: Clinical guideline: Psychosis with coexisting substance misuse. See also NICE news Costing statement: Psychosis with coexisting substance misuse Technology appraisal: Alzheimer's disease - donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine. See also NICE news News: NHS could save £500 million by cutting out ineffective treatments  NICE Pathways – interactive tool NICE publishes process and methods guides for its Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme Quality standard launched on depression
National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU): 4 New Mental Health Equalities Programme Publications Better Mental Health Outcomes for Children and Young People: A Resource Directory for Commissioners Demonstrating the Effectiveness of Housing Support Services for People with Mental Health Problems: A Review Developing Service User Focused Outcomes in Dual Diagnosis: A Practical Tool Engagement in the Commissioning Cycle - Best Practice Guidelines Improving Wellbeing through Healthy Life Choices – report Let's Respect Toolkit for Care Homes – guide National Perinatal Mental Health Project Report Published – report New report on Achieving Age Equality in Mental Health to be launched in April Prospectus for Local Authorities and their partners to bid for support to implement services for children Public mental health and well-being – the local perspective – report Suicide Risk Management in Early Intervention – guidance
National Prescribing Centre (NPC) MeReC Rapid Review: Antidepressants are effective for people with depression and chronic physical health problems MeReC Rapid Review: Long-acting injectable risperidone no better than oral antipsychotics in unstable schizophrenia MeReC Rapid Review: Meta-analysis supports SSRIs as initial drug treatment for anxiety MeReC Rapid Review: Shared decision making - ideas and some tools to help
National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse Recovery service providers encouraged to take part in Payment by Results (PbR) Shaping recovery: the challenge for the residential sector Shaping recovery: the role of the residential sector
NHS Alliance No going back on clinical commissioning Patients and their care are not commodities PCT clusters – real change or same old structure in disguise? Public health under threat, says NHS Alliance Social enterprise – force for real change in the NHS
NHS Choices Alcohol 'linked to lower dementia risk' Autism clue from brain protein Brain scans may detect future Alzheimer's Do painkillers ‘stop Prozac working?’ More genetic clues to Alzheimer's found Neurons 'lost to Alzheimer's' grown in lab New gene therapy 'may target' Alzheimer's Obesity in mid life linked to dementia Research links another gene to ADHD
NHS Confederation BME leadership forum examines NHS reforms Facing up to the challenge of personal health budgets – report Health and Social Care Bill - our influencing work so far Rethink urged on key elements of public health plan Rural health economies and the Health Bill – paper Talking therapies: a four-year plan of action – briefing The NHS Confederation in 2011/12   Where next for NHS reform? – paper
NHS Information Centre Community Care Statistics: Social Services Activity, England 2009-10 (further release) Neighbourhood Statistics: Mental Health – adults accessing NHS specialist mental health services, England - Mental Health Minimum Dataset (MHMDS) annual returns 2009/10 Social Care and Mental Health Indicators from the National Indicator Set - 2009-10 Final release
NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation programme The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF): does it reduce health inequalities? – report
Office for National Statistics (ONS) GP National Patient Survey - January 2010 - December 2010 Prescription Cost Analysis, England - 2010
Rethink Benefits statistics provoke stereotypes and fear Charities welcome Government’s pause for thought on NHS reforms and urge vital changes Leading health charities tell MPs: start listening to patients on NHS reform New campaign calls for England to get talking Rethink backs 'Care not Custody' Rethinking Combat Stress Support for Veterans Rise in prescriptions for anti-depressants: reaction from Rethink The glaring omissions in the government’s new proposals for measuring health outcomes
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) ‘Flawed’ Government plans could compromise patient safety and the medical profession, argues RCGP College Puts Pressure On PM Over Health Reforms – analysis paper RCGP Responds to Alzheimer's Society's new 'Mapping the Dementia Gap' study Report on King’s Fund Inquiry into the quality of care of General Practice - RCGP Response
Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) College responds to Budget 2011 Health experts come together to launch Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health Psychiatric liaison services ‘highly valued’, says new report Psychiatrists say Northern Ireland plans for minimum price for alcohol could save lives Psychiatrists support MP's call to limit exposure of children to alcohol advertising
Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Reported increase in prescribing of antidepressants
Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) Paliperidone (Invega) for the treatment of psychotic or manic symptoms of schizoaffective disorder [not recommended] Quetiapine prolonged release and quetiapine immediate release (Seroquel XL and Seroquel IR) for the treatment of major depressive disorders in bipolar disorder [not recommended]
University of Oxford Centre for Suicide Research (CSR) Evaluation of Help is at Hand: A resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden, traumatic death - report