I Never Identify a Problem Without Suggesting a Solution!
In my last post, I talked about how we can easily move from being caregiver to being perceived by medical professionals as ‘a family from hell’. This breakdown of relationships…
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Mental health centres must reduce risk to staff and patients
Client Empowerment Council at Ottawa’s psychiatric hospital say they became advocates for the safety of the care team because a “safe place for staff members increased patient safety as well.”…
Phase II of mental health plan serves up crumbs from the health care table
Above: Arthur Gallant — one of the more inspired choices for the Mental Health and Addictions Leadership Advisory Council. Ontario Health Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins has been doing a lot…
CAMH asks staff to mail patients’ cigarettes back home
Ah, Rosie. Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno recently used her shotgun style prose to take the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to school. While addiction is part of…
CMAJ: Are we betting on the welfare of our patients?
This week’s editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal may have raised the eyebrows of some hospital CEOs. John Fletcher raises a question we asked more than year ago –…
Mental Health CEOs outliers when it comes to executive pay
What is it about being a CEO of a psychiatric hospital in Ontario that warrants much greater compensation than executives of similar-sized general hospitals? Last month we took a look…