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These are the most recent news items about employment.

03 March 2010
Sainsbury Centre welcomes new move to improve mental health of NHS staff
The Open Your Mind campaign was launched today by NHS Employers. It will identify good practice among NHS organisations and produce materials to help local efforts to improve the mental health of health service staff.

07 December 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes government commitment to improve mental health at work
People with mental health problems should receive better support to get and keep paid employment following the publication of two major government reports today: Working our Way to Better Mental Health and Realising Ambitions.

12 November 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes report on recession and mental health
The current recession should lead to more, not less, investment in effective support for people with mental health problems to gain and retain paid employment

09 November 2009
Sainsbury Centre launches Centres of Excellence in employment
The nine new Centres of Excellence in supporting people who use mental health services into employment will act as exemplars of how Individual Placement and Support (IPS) can be implemented in localities across England.

05 November 2009
NHS should take a lead in implementing NICE guidance on mental wellbeing at work, says Sainsbury Centre
The NHS should be leading by example in the way it manages mental ill health at work. Today's guidance once again shows what needs to be done.

02 November 2009
New Joint Chief Executives begin work at Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Sean Duggan and Bob Grove today began work as joint chief executives of Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health following the retirement last week of Angela Greatley.

22 September 2009
Commissioning what works can save millions to the NHS, says Sainsbury Centre report
The NHS can make better use of millions of pounds by commissioning the best form of employment support for people with severe or enduring mental health problems, according to a report published today by Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.

15 September 2009
Sainsbury Centre Director receives major public health award
Dr Bob Grove has been honoured with a Royal Society for Public Health J W Starkey Silver Medal for distinguished services to mental health.

02 September 2009
Prisoners with mental health problems should not be excluded from help to find work, says Sainsbury Centre
Only a third of released prisoners have a job or a place in training or education. Yet having a job is the single biggest factor in reducing reoffending.

19 August 2009
Sainsbury Centre welcomes report on health of NHS staff
Steve Boorman's proposals offer a promising way forward for the NHS to become an exemplar employer in the UK.