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The Eastern Development Centre serves the six counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and four unitary authorities; Luton, Peterborough, Southend and Thurrock, a population of 5.4 million. We aim to work in partnership with local health and social care communities throughout Eastern region.
CSIP works with and is funded by the Department of Health.
We are working more closely with key regional delivery partners, including our regional Department of Health colleagues in public health, to achieve our aim of improving services and outcomes for children and families, adults and older people, including those with mental health problems, physical or learning disabilities and people in the criminal justice system.
operates in the regions, to ensure it is best placed to support its partners in meeting the future challenging facing health and social care. To find out more about this review and its potential impact on CSIP's work, please read the latest briefing and accompanying covering letter.
Whats New!
Changing The Care Services Improvement Partnership
A summary of the changes agreed to the nationally coordinated programmes and Regional Development Centres - April 2008
Click here to download a copy
- National Dementia Strategy Consultation Events - 14th/22nd/25th July 2008
Click here to download flyer for regional events
Click here to download a registration form
Click here to download the National Dementia Strategy
Click here to download the National Dementia Strategy (Easy read version)
Click here to download national event dates
Department of Health Review of NO SECRETS (Guidance on Safeguarding Adults)--Feedback Requested
You may already be aware that the Department of Health is undertaking a review of the No Secrets Framework and Guidance, to be completed in June.
The DH has commissioned Care Services Improvement Partnership to undertake this work in the Regions,and Dyllis Faife is leading on this for the Eastern Region.
The DH are planning to issue a revised document in July ,based on the feedback received from across the country. The revised document will then be sent out with a 3 month consultation period for comments.
If you are involved in the work of Safeguarding Adults and would like to contribute your views to the Review PLEASE CLICK HERE for further information and to access he feedback form.An early response would be appreciated.
Launch of the CSIP High Impact Changes for Health and Social Care
CSIP launched its High Impact Changes for Health and Social Care on 11 March 2008. They are designed to help achieve the seven positive outcomes for people using health and social care services set out in the White Paper Our health our care our say and further developed in Putting People First 2007.
For more information and to download the publication visit www.csip.org.uk/highimpactchangesforhealthandsocialcare
New Handbook to Help the Media Improve Public Understanding of Mental Illness
A new guide for journalists on how sensitive reporting can help tackle the stigma of mental illness has been published.
The handbook has been produced by Shift, the Department of Health-funded CSIP campaign to tackle stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.
The handbook challenges the common misconception that people with mental health problems are likely to be violent, shows how ‘sensitive’ reporting can prevent copycat suicides and gives advice on avoiding causing needless offence to people affected by mental health problems.
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow writes in the foreword: “It’s not often, as a journalist, that you can file a story - and save a life - all in a day’s work. But following the tips in this handbook could help you do just that - or at least make a real difference to the lives of millions of people and their families who live in the shadow of mental illness.”
Ten thousand copies of the handbook have been sent to print, broadcast and online journalists across England. A credit card-sized summary of the guide has also been produced. The guidance and downloadable copies can be found online at: www.shift.org.uk/mediahandbook. Copies can also be ordered by calling 0845 223 5447.
CSIP Eastern to give the East
a £3.9 million Health Kick
More than 130,000 people across the East of England are set to feel the health benefits of a £3.9million investment to improve well-being and encourage healthier lifestyles in schools, homes, workplaces and communities throughout the region.
The grant of £3,900,019 comes from the Big Lottery Fund’s Well-being programme, which focuses on improving mental health, healthy eating and physical activity across England.
Well-being in the East: Delivering a Healthy Active Future is a portfolio of 25 projects that will improve mental health by focusing on prevention, encourage healthier eating by helping people to make better choices and change their lifestyles and increase levels of physical activity among people of all ages.
The portfolio will be led by CSIP Eastern, working with a steering group of the key regional partners and stakeholders in the area of public health, including the regional public health team, regional physical activity forum (Sport England East) and COVER (Community and Voluntary Forum for the East of England).
Susannah Rix, Programme Director at CSIP Eastern, said: “As you can imagine, the partners involved in developing this regional portfolio are very excited by this news today.
“As the key agencies responsible for the main strategies for healthy eating, physical activity and mental well-being in the East of England, it is our belief that the key to improving well-being is rooted in the everyday and the ordinary.
“We believe that to make a real difference to the well-being of everyone in the region we need to engage with people from all walks of life. This includes school children, families, commuters, people in their workplaces, television and the media, older people and others at risk of isolation where they live.
“This exciting opportunity also means that we can further develop and share our knowledge about what really works for everyone.”
Follow this link to the BLF Website to read more
Strengthening the Department of Health's Regional Presence
The Department of Health's management board has recently approved recommendations to enhance its regional presence and has written to CSIP, directors of regional government offices, strategic health authorities, other regional bodies and social care organisations to set out the initial decisions made. During the next 12 months, our plan in CSIP is to continue delivering improvement support on health and social care, and play a central role in the changes that will happen.
We will use this website to keep people up to date with progress and to help ensure people are involved in what happens. Attached is the core note that has been distributed.
Click here to download the core note
Mental Health Bill Announced
The Mental Health Bill was introduced into Parliament on 16 November. It was published in full on Friday 17 November, along with:
Explanatory notes
a Regulatory Impact Assessment
a Race Equality Impact Assessment
a summary guide
- an easy read version
- a draft of the revised Code of Practice
How can CSIP/NIMHE help?
CSIP Eastern Development Centre works as part of a national programme to inform, prepare and support mental health organisations, users and carer's networks in the implementation of the amended legislation.
This support will be set out in our regional plan, which is currently being revised, following comments received. We aim to complete this by the end of November.
For further information:
Please contact Louisa Brewster, CSIP Eastern Legislation Manager
Email: lou.brewster@csip.org.uk
Office: 01206 287549 care of Stacey Webber, MCA Programme Administrator
01206 287542 care of Linda Williams, MHA Programme Administrator
PROGRESS 2006
visit the PROGRESS area of the website to see photos and more information about the day from 21 September 2006.
Photo of the overall award winners - Carers Telephone Assessment and Support Team
CSIP Eastern's new look EastForward is here!!
We have revamped the popular magazine EastForward to make it more in-depth and focused. It now contains articles written for us, news from around the region, job-role profiling, information about forthcoming events and much more! We hope you will enjoy the new look, the latest issue as well as past issues can still be found in the EastForward area of the website.
Eastern Development Centre's e-Bulletin
We are sorry that the e-bulletin has not been published for a while. Please rest assured we are doing all we can to get the bulletin back up and running again
We now produce an e-bulletin every fortnight to keep everyone up to date with what is happening around the region and further afield. It contains news items, forthcoming events, information on consultations and much more. Click here every fortnight to view the latest edition, and then visit the e-bulletin page under the resources section to access all the back copies. If you would like to be on our distribution list click here and we always welcome your comments and suggestions
Issue 41 - 29 February 2008
Issue 40 - 15 February 2008
Issue 39 - 1 February 2008
CSIP Learning & Improvements Networks
Click here to go to the CSIP's Learning & Improvements Networks page on our site with details of individual networks.
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