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November 2010

November 25, 2010: NTA'S PAUL HAYES REFUSES TO MAKE OUTCOME MEASURE "FIT FOR PURPOSE"
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Talk as we await the Drug Strategy in early December is that treatment and recovery providers will be paid by results/outcomes rather than their services per se - so an accurate and transparent measurement tool is vital to assess what...

November 14, 2010: REHAB EVIDENCE & NTORS
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by George Christo BSc, PhD, PsychD, AFBPsS, CPsychol Link to Rehab works: evidence Further to the Rehab works evidence, this post is an extract from the paper about rehab I wrote eight years ago. I think you will find it...

November 14, 2010: WATCH THIS PLAY
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ONE DAY AT A TIME by the Outside Edge Theatre Company A play about the creators of Alcoholics Anonymous Review by Tony Parkin from London Festival Fringe Can anyone ever get rid of the demons? Or the ghosts that follow...

November 10, 2010: HELP NICE TO SET PATIENT EXPERIENCE STANDARDS
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The National Clinical Guideline Centre (NCGC) is recruiting for professional members of the Guidance and Quality Standard Development Group (GDG) on Patient experience in generic terms. Closing date 26 November 2010, at noon. We would like to invite applications from...

November 10, 2010: HELP NICE WITH SERVICE-USER DEVELOPMENT
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SERVICE USER DEVELOPMENT IN ADULT MENTAL-HEALTH SERVICES The National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) is now recruiting for the following positions for the Guidance and Quality Standard Development Group (GDG) on Service user experience in adult mental health services....

November 6, 2010: REHABILITATION WORKS: THE EVIDENCE
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A myth is doing the rounds that there is no evidence that rehabs work – much like scientists could not prove until four years ago that bees could fly. Deirdre Boyd gathers some of the evidence, and outlines the necessity...

November 4, 2010: BRING YOUR EXPERTISE TO THE ACMD
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Appointment of a Chair and 8 Members to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Closing date is 5pm on 18 November 2010. The Home Office is looking to appoint a Chair person to the ACMD and eight members...