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A tale of two Acts: the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, and their interface

Helen Gilburt shares her research into how mental health and social care professionals make decisions around whether to detain people with mental disorders under the Mental Health Act or the Mental Capacity Act – Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Her research uncovered a range of understandings and misunderstandings which impact on practice.

By Helen Gilburt - 9 February 2021 4-minute read

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2020: the health policy year in 12 charts

The wheels of health policy turn quickly. So, as 2021 begins Siva Anandaciva looks back at the key health policy moments of 2020 to consider the challenges and opportunities that the year brought.

By Siva Anandaciva - 1 January 2021 26-minute read

Twelve social care personas: which one(s) are you?

Simon Bottery identifies 12 different perspectives on adult social care – and argues reform needs to accommodate as many as it can.

By Simon Bottery - 23 November 2020 7-minute read

Passion with no end: where next for our diversity and inclusion work?

In the third and final blog in the series on our collaborative research about working on diversity and inclusion in the Fund, Sue Hills and Shilpa Ross share how the experiences of the research process and the findings are shaping how we continue this work.

By Shilpa Ross, Sue Hills - 11 September 2020 4-minute read

Getting personal: why stories matter

In the second blog in the series about our collaborative research on working on diversity and inclusion in the Fund, members of the research group share how participating in this research has created a sense of community and changed their individual and collective relationships with each other.

By Hong-Anh Nguyen - 8 September 2020 4-minute read

Emotion, labour and the risks of speaking out: diversity and inclusion within The King’s Fund

Kiran Chauhan and Deborah Fenney share the findings of a collaborative research project into The King’s Fund’s own work on diversity and inclusion over the past decade.

By Kiran Chauhan , Deborah Fenney - 1 September 2020 6-minute read

The new NHS and mental health: where are we going wrong?

Providing joined-up services that address people’s physical and mental health needs has long been a challenge. Jihad Malasi asks whether primary care networks could be the answer to providing holistic primary care mental health services.

By Dr Jihad Malasi - 23 July 2020 4-minute read

It’s no longer enough to know, we must act: workforce race inequality in the NHS

While the NHS is making progress on closing some race inequality gaps, there is room for improvement. Habib Naqvi discusses opportunities to support work around the Workforce Race Equality Standard.

By Dr Habib Naqvi - 15 July 2020 4-minute read

Time to speak up: some necessary words about racism

It’s time to speak up and challenge the individuals and cultures that perpetuate racism and racial injustice. Tracie Jolliff calls for collective action to support change.

By Tracie Jolliff - 9 July 2020 8-minute read

A hopeful moment? Addressing race inequalities in the NHS workforce

The historical issues of institutional racism in the NHS have been brought sharply into focus by the Covid-19 pandemic and the recharged Black Lives Matter movement. Shilpa Ross outlines findings from our research into inequalities in the NHS and calls for action and allyship from white colleagues.

By Shilpa Ross - 7 July 2020 5-minute read

Mental health care in the time of Covid-19

Helen Gilburt reflects on the experiences of staff and people with mental health problems during the first months of Covid-19 and urges mental health services to learn from those experiences to plan for the future.

By Helen Gilburt - 3 July 2020 5-minute read

Addressing race inequalities in the NHS needs engagement, commitment and a plan

As the Fund prepares to publish its report on workforce race inequalities and inclusion, Richard Murray reflects on the work ahead for organisations tackling deep-rooted, long-standing inequalities.

By Richard Murray - 1 July 2020 3-minute read

What has Covid-19 taught us about supporting workforce mental health and wellbeing?

The Covid-19 outbreak has exposed gaps in psychosocial support for health care workers. Mary Docherty, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London, considers the action needed to address those gaps and meet the needs of the workforce in the future.

By Dr Mary Docherty - 25 June 2020 5-minute read

Ethnic minority deaths and Covid-19: what are we to do?

Michael West and Suzie Bailey consider the disproportionate toll Covid-19 is taking on health and care staff from ethnic minority backgrounds and what it requires from us all to address this.

By Suzie Bailey, Michael West - 30 April 2020

‘Our NHS people matter’ – five years of the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES)

As the fifth annual Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) data report is published, Yvonne Coghill, Director of the WRES Implementation Team at NHS England, looks at race equality progress over time.

By Yvonne Coghill, Director of the WRES Implementation Team at NHS England - 14 February 2020

Diversity in the medical workforce: are we making progress?

Despite improvements in gender and ethnic diversity in the NHS workforce, progress has been slow for increasing the social diversity of medical staff. Abigail Heller looks at the reasons why and highlights steps being taken to make the profession more accessible.

By Abigail Heller, GP trainee - 3 February 2020

Tackling poor health outcomes: the role of trauma-informed care

People who have experienced trauma face a number of barriers to accessing health care. Deborah Fenney explains why a trauma-informed approach is essential for supporting a group that currently face poor health outcomes.

By Deborah Fenney - 14 November 2019

’We’re here and you’re there’: lived experiences of ethnic minority staff in the NHS

Shilpa Ross explores some common experiences from our research into what it means to be an ethnic minority member of staff in the NHS.

By Shilpa Ross - 4 November 2019

An outsider’s reflections on NHS primary care reform

New Zealander Martin Hefford reflects on his time in the UK and ponders the questions about primary care reform that arose from his conversations with those working in primary care, secondary care and the third sector.

By Martin Hefford - 24 October 2019

Securing money to improve mental health care... but no staff to spend it on

Ambitions to improve the quality of mental health care will fail if they are not accompanied by plans to address staff shortages. Helen Gilburt looks at the effect of staff shortages on staff, patients and quality of care.

By Helen Gilburt - 22 October 2019

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