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 Our annual report on the use of the Mental Health Act Monitoring the Mental Health Act is our annual report on the use of the Mental Health Act (MHA). It looks at how providers are caring for patients, and whether patients' rights are being protected. This year's report finds: - The workforce is under extreme pressure
- Community services are key to reducing levels of detention in hospital
- Urgent action is needed to address longstanding inequalities in mental health care
Writing in the foreword, Jemima Burnage, our lead for mental health, says: "This year's report reflects on the full year under the cloud of the pandemic. This has been, of course, a time of unprecedented stress on services, staff, and on patients managing under restrictions introduced in response to the pandemic, as well as their detention in hospital under the MHA. There has been much tragic loss of life in mental health services, as everywhere else. "But both this year's and last year's reports also describe a story of resilience. In our discussions with patients, carers, advocates and staff during the year, people were appreciative of each other's efforts." | | |
 Patient views on maternity care This year's maternity survey gathers the views of more than 23,000 people who had a live birth in early 2021. The majority of women were positive about the maternity care they received - but the impact of the pandemic has led to poorer experiences for some, and exacerbated concerns around the quality of postnatal care. The survey found that: - Questions asking about continuity of care improved compared with the last survey in 2019
- The majority of women continued to report positive experiences about their interactions with staff
- Most women said that they were given enough support for their mental health during their pregnancy if they needed it
- Results continued to show poorer experiences of care for many women postnatally compared with other aspects of the maternity pathway.
Speaking about the survey's findings, Ted Baker, Chief Inspector of Hospitals, said: "While COVID-19 restrictions have eased since the survey was carried out, the challenges for NHS trusts providing care in the current climate remain. "These results offer valuable insight that NHS trusts can use to understand what women using their maternity services really think. This will help them to identify where they may be able to make changes, within the resources they have available, to ensure consistently good experience for all women and their families." |  Join us! Work for CQC CQC staff have a wide range of skills and work across many disciplines. Find out about roles within CQC, Healthwatch England and the Office of the National Guardian. Current vacancies include: - Lead user researcher
- Head of Mental Health Policy
- Demand and Resourcing Support Adviser
- Economist
Benefits include generous leave entitlement, NHS or Nest pension schemes and a wide range of employee discounts. Most roles offer flexible locations with the choice to be home-based. See the individual job listings for more information. |  Help shape our work Our CitizenLab service helps you shape the work that we do. CitizenLab gives you an easy way to get involved with our work and share your ideas and opinions. We use it to collect your views, conduct surveys and run quick polls. What you tell us helps us understand the things that are important to you. We can use what we learn to make our services and information better for everyone. When you join, you'll be sent an email when new information or projects are added. You can also sign in to see what activities are currently live and ready for you to take part in. |  Do you work in health or social care? Make sure you see the latest information about the changes that we're making to the way that we work due to coronavirus. | | |
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