A credibility problem

Article Abstract:

The UK Health Education Authority (HEA) has already been the subject of much restructuring since its creation in 1987, but the government has commissioned a review of the HEA, to examine the HEA's future role, function and responsibilities. There is a great feeling that there should not be another restructuring as a result of the review. Critics say that the HEA now only does what the government says, and that public money should be spent on health education and not on time-consuming reorganisations. Many health professionals believe that the HEA is out of touch and too bureaucratic.

Powers and duties, United Kingdom. Health Education Authority

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Scandinavian style of care

Article Abstract:

Some procedures of mental health nursing in Finland are completely unlike those applied in the United Kingdom, even though Finnish psychiatric hospitals may outwardly appear similar to the UK ones. Smoking rooms are provided for each ward, although these are deliberately made unwelcoming in order to detract people from smoking. Elsewhere in the Finnish hospitals the appearance is much more environmentally pleasing than in the UK hospitals. Saunas are provided in each ward for both patients and staff to cleanse and relax. Mental health nursing in the UK and Finland is compared.

Finland, Analysis, Psychiatric services, Mental health services, Psychiatric nursing

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Meeting multiple needs

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferers in the UK feel they have not been given adequate psychological support or sufficient information about the disease. Some 80,000 people in the UK suffer from MS, with the disease annually affecting from 2 to 6 people in every 100,000. Healthcare services for MS sufferers can be haphazard and there are no key workers with sufficient knowledge of MS. Some MS sufferers can lead a full life with no disability while others can become rapidly disabled.

Care and treatment, Statistics, Multiple sclerosis, Medical care surveys

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