http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbThu, 10 May 2012 11:36:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/10/118199/mental-health-advocacy-independent-mental-health-advocacy-independent-mental-capacity-advocacy-and-paid-relevant-persons-representative-hampshire-county-council.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/10/118199/mental-health-advocacy-independent-mental-health-advocacy-independent-mental-capacity-advocacy-and-paid-relevant-persons-representative-hampshire-county-council.html Tender For Mental Health Advocacy, Independent Mental Health Advocacy, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy and Paid Relevant Person’s Representative Hampshire County Council invites suitably experienced providers to tender for the provision of a high quality combined Mental Health Advocacy Service, Independent Mental Health Advocacy Service (IMHA), Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy IMCA) and Paid Relevant Person’s Representative (Paid RPR) across Hampshire. The contract will be for a period of two years from 1st October 2012 with an option to extend, at the Council’s discretion for up to an additional one year. The estimated annual value of the contract is £325,000.00. Applicants must have a proven track record in providing advocacy services for people with a mental health illness or providing IMCA services. TUPE regulations may apply to the contract. The successful organisation will be required to provide an independent and free advocacy service. The...Thu, 10 May 2012 11:36:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/03/27/118103/social-worker-deprivation-of-liberty-assessments-unmonitored.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/03/27/118103/social-worker-deprivation-of-liberty-assessments-unmonitored.htmlThe Care Quality Commission has raised concerns over the protection of vulnerable adults because of its inability to monitor deprivation of liberty assessments by social workers and other professionals. (Image: Milton Montenegro/Photodisc/Getty Images) Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/29/118002/advocate-and-applicant-therapist-and-bureaucrat-the-stress-of-the-amhp.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/29/118002/advocate-and-applicant-therapist-and-bureaucrat-the-stress-of-the-amhp.htmlJanine Hudson explains the rationale behind the National AMHP Survey 2012Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/20/117992/overhaul-training-for-best-interests-assessors-burstow-told.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/20/117992/overhaul-training-for-best-interests-assessors-burstow-told.htmlThe 'rudimentary' level of training provided to best interests assessors (BIAs) must be significantly improved to protect service users under the deprivation of liberty safeguards (Dols), Paul Burstow has been told. (Image: Purestock/Getty Images) Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/08/117971/nhs-must-protect-lives-of-all-psychiatric-patients-at-risk.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/08/117971/nhs-must-protect-lives-of-all-psychiatric-patients-at-risk.htmlPsychiatric hospitals risk breaching human rights law if they do not take action to protect the lives of patients admitted informally, the Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark judgement today. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/08/117969/cqc-personalisation-lacking-in-winterbourne-style-services.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/08/117969/cqc-personalisation-lacking-in-winterbourne-style-services.htmlMany learning disability hospitals and care homes are failing to provide person-centred care, the Care Quality Commission has found in its national review triggered by the Winterbourne View case. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:41:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/13/117924/user-received-misguided-care-before-he-killed-grandfather.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/13/117924/user-received-misguided-care-before-he-killed-grandfather.htmlProfessionals missed six opportunities to assess a patient under the Mental Health Act (MHA) and provided him with 'misguided care' in the three months before he killed his grandfather, a review has concluded. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:10:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/03/117901/approved-mental-health-professionals-polled-over-stress.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/03/117901/approved-mental-health-professionals-polled-over-stress.htmlA survey to measure burnout among approved mental health professionals (AMHPs) has been launched by researchers at King's College London.Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/09/117871/staff-cuts-and-overcrowding-blight-care-for-detained-patients.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/09/117871/staff-cuts-and-overcrowding-blight-care-for-detained-patients.htmlStaff cuts and overcrowded wards are blighting the care of detained mental health patients, the Care Quality Commission has warned. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:16:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/02/117850/mystery-tour-social-worker-struck-off-for-sexual-misconduct.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/02/117850/mystery-tour-social-worker-struck-off-for-sexual-misconduct.html A social worker who took a vulnerable service user on a "mystery tour" to a seaside town and made sexual advances towards her has been struck off. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:15:00 GMT