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World Mental Health Day (WHO / BBC News / DHSC / Lancet / PHE / Education Policy Institute / NAO / HEE / APPG on Mental Health)
Summary Today is World Mental Health Day, which has aroused lots of announcements and initiatives. First Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care re-visited the national ambition for mental health to have … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Education England (HEE), In the News, International, Mental Health, National, National Audit Office, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tagged Access to Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services, Access to Children’s Mental Health Services, Access to IAPT Services, Access to Mental Health Services, All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Mental Health, All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health, Anne Longfield: Children’s Commissioner for England, Assisting People with Mental Ill Health Back Into Work: Individual Placement and Support (IPS), Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Benefit Changes and Mental Health Problems, Buddhify: Meditation and Mindfulness app, CAMHS Services, Campaign to End Loneliness, Centre for Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Children and Young People’s Mental Health, Children's Commissioner for England, Claire Murdoch: NHS England’s National Director for Mental Health, Discrimination / Stigma, Economic Hardship Associated With Higher Demand for Mental Health Care, Education Policy Institute, Every Mind Matters Campaign (Mental Health Awareness), Every Mind Matters Campaign (PHE), Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, Five Year Forward View for Mental Health (5YFVMH), Five Year Forward View for Mental Health: APPG on Mental Health Review (2018), Former Prime Minster: Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Global Burden of Mental Illness, Global Mental Health, Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit, Good Thinking, Heads Together Initiative, Helen Whately MP: Chair of the APPG on Mental Health, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Mental Health Services, Improving Access to Mental Health Services by 2020, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), Improving Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (NAO), Individual Placement and Support (IPS): Helping People with Mental Ill Health Back Into Work, Investment in Mental Health, Investment in Mental Health Services, Jackie Doyle-Price: Suicide Prevention Minister, Jo Hutchinson: Director for Social Mobility and Vulnerable Learners at Education Policy Institute, Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health and Sustainable Development, Long Waiting Times, Lynne Miller: IPS Grow National Lead, Matt Hancock: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Mental Health and Illness, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Support in Schools, Mental Health Support Teams, Mental Resilience, MHFA England, Mind, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Training, National Audit Office (NAO), NHS Tracker Service (BBC), NSUN, Oxford Mindfulness Centre, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Paul Farmer (Mind), PHE: Public Health England, Professor David Clark: Clinical Adviser to NHS England for IAPT, PTSD, Public Health England (PHE), Research Evidence for IPS: Centre for Mental Health, Rethink, Rethink Mental Illness, Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP), Royal Foundation, Rt Hon Theresa May MP (Former Prime Minster), Ruth Sutherland: Samaritans CEO, Samaritans, Samaritans’ Helpline (Extra Funding), Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, State of the Nation Report on World Mental Health Day (Annually 2019-), Stigma of Mental Health Problems, Stigma Reduction, Sue Baker: Director of Time to Change, Suicide Prevention Minister, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness, Time to Change, Time To Change (Mental Health Campaign), Unmet Mental Health Needs, Unmet Need, What Works Centre for Wellbeing, WHO: World Mental Health Day 2018, Workplace Stress, World Mental Health Day, World Mental Health Day (2018), Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World: WHO's World Mental Health Day 2018
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Mental Health: Still the Cinderella Services of the NHS? (BBC News / NHS England)
Summary An extra £1 billion of extra funding is to be committed to improving mental health services in England by 2020. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2016). Mental health care ‘is ruining lives’. [Subsequently re-titled as “Nation must focus … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Evidence, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged 24/7 Community-Based Mental Health Crisis Response, Access to Mental Health Services, Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020/21, Acute Hospital A&E and Liaison Mental Health Teams, Acute Mental Health Care: Inpatient and Crisis Home Treatment, Acute Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS), Annual Funding Increase of £1 Billion for Mental Health n England by 2020/21, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Black Box: Local Authority Spending (Lack of Transparency), CAMHS Services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Transformation Plans, CMHT: Community Mental Health Teams, Commissioning Acute Mental Health Care, Commissioning Liaison Mental Health Services in Acute Hospitals, Community and Mental Health Trusts, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), Community-Based Care, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Crisis Care Concordat, Crisis Home Resolution Teams, Crisis Prevention, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams (CRHTTs), Crisis Support, CYP-IAPT: Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme, Data Improvement, David Cameron, Early Intervention in Psychosis, Early Referral to Mental Health Services, Eating Disorders, Family Life and Early Years, Five Year Forward View, Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, Five Year Forward View Mental Health Taskforce, FOI: Freedom of information, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Health and Justice Care Pathway, Health Foundation, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Mental Health Services, Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT), Improving Perinatal Mental Health, Independent Commission on Acute Adult Psychiatric Care, Independent Mental Health Taskforce to the NHS in England, Individual Placement and Support (IPS), Individual Placement and Support for People With Severe Mental Illness, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Interaction between Physical and Mental Health, Investment in Mental Health, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Mental Health Teams, Mental and Physical Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Work, Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Crisis Care, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Mental Health Liaison Services in Emergency Departments and Inpatient Wards, Mental Health Patients Forced to Travel, Mental Health Problems, Mental Health Professionals in Emergency Departments, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Services in Accident and Emergency Units, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Health: Chronic Underinvestment, Multi-Agency Suicide Prevention, Multispeciality Community Providers (MCPs), NHS Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for Older People with Mental Health Problems: Unit / Reference Costs, Older People’s Mental Health Services, Older Persons’ Mental Health, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Paul Farmer (Mind), Paul Farmer: Chair of Mental Health Taskforce, Perinatal Mental Health, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary and Acute Care Systems (PACS), Psychosis, Reducing Restrictive Interventions, Restraint and Restrictions, Serious Mental Illness (SMI), Service User Experience in Adult Mental Health Services, Stigma and Discrimination, Substance Misuse in Older People, Supported Housing, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness, Talking Therapies, Think Ahead, Unmet Mental Health Needs, Unmet Needs, Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Vanguards, Waiting Time Target for People Experiencing Psychosis, Waiting Times for Mental Health Services, Workforce Development, Workforce Planning, Young People’s Mental Health Services
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Promoting the Importance of Mental Wellbeing: Awareness, Budgets and Policy (NHS Employers / BBC News / CommunityCare / Department of Health / NHS England)
Summary NHS Employers has published an infographic / poster outlining key facts and figures about mental wellbeing. Full Text Link Reference Things you need to know about mental wellbeing. London: NHS Employers, February 20th 2015. Mental Health Service Budgets: Swings … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Employers, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Mental Health Services, Admission Avoidance, Assertive Outreach, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, BBC Health News, CAMHS Services, Care Integration, Changing how Services Are Commissioned: Care Based Around the Needs of children and Their Families, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce Report (2015), Children’s and Adolescents’ Mental Health Services, CMHT: Community Mental Health Teams, Commissioning for Parity of Esteem, Community Care, Community Care Beds and Services, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Services, Community Mental Health Teams, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), Community Service Funding, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Mental Health and Social Care Services, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, CommunityCare (Online Journal), Continued Support Throughout Teenage Years into Early 20s (Avoiding Cliff-Edge of Lost Support at 18), Crisis Care Concordat, Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, Crisis Response, Crisis Response Services, Crisis Response Teams (CRTs), Danny Alexander: Liberal Democrat Treasury Secretary, Early Intervention in Psychosis, Faye Wilson: Chair of British Association of Social Workers’ Mental Health Forum, Former Minister of Care Services Norman Lamb, Future in Mind Report (2015), Health and Social Care Integration, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Importance of Mental Wellbeing Infographic Poster (NHS Employers), Improved Care for Children and Young People in Crisis, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Information and Self-Help Via Online Tools and Apps, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Investing in Recovery, Joint Working on the Liverpool CAMHS Model, Liaison Psychiatry Services, London Youth Health Centre Supporting Mental Wellbeing, Mental Health Budgets, Mental Health Early Interventions, Mental Health Funding, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Service Budgets, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Training for Health Professionals (Including GPs), Mental Health Trusts, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, NHS Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for Older People with Mental Health Problems: Unit / Reference Costs, NHS Mental Health Budget, NHS Mental Health Services, Nick Clegg: Former Deputy Prime Minister, No Health Without Mental Health, Norman Lamb MP, Norman Lamb MP (Former Minister of State for Care and Support), One Stop Shop Support Services in the Community, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventing Future Crises, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Public Mental Health, Risk and Protective Factors for Mental Wellbeing, Self-Care, Simon Wessely: President of Royal College of Psychiatrists, Steve Chamberlain: Chair of College of Social Work’s Approved Mental Health Professionals Network, Support for Parents to Help Improve Family Relationships, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness, Time to Change, Tower Hamlets CAMHS Parenting Groups, Waiting Time Target for Psychological Therapies, Waiting Time Targets in the NHS in England, Young Minds Report (Children Young People and Family Engagement)
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Parity of Challenge for NHS Mental Health Services? (BBC News / RCN)
Summary Staff cuts and bed shortages, in the face of increasing demand, pose questions about the credibility of the NHS “parity of esteem” policy for mental health services. Full Text Link Reference Nurses warn of mental health services strain. London: … Continue reading
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Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Acute Mental Health Services, Admissions to Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS), All Wales Medicine Strategy Group (2014), Available Beds, Betsi Cadwallader University Health Board, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black and Minority Ethnic Communities: Mental Health, Bridging the Gap Campaign, CAMHS Services, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Commissioning for Parity of Esteem, Commissioning Older People’s Mental Health Services, Community-Based Services, Crisis Care Concordat, Delivering Parity of Esteem, Dr Peter Carter: Chief Executive and General Secretary at Royal College of Nursing, Early Intervention Psychosis (EIP) Teams, Early Referral to Mental Health Services, Formal Legal Detentions (Under Mental Health Legislation), Frontline First (RCN), IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Information Services Division Scotland, Inpatient Admissions, Inpatient Admissions and Bed Management in NHS Acute Hospitals, Liaison Mental Health Services, Mark Winstanley: Chief Executive of Rethink Mental Illness, Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA), Memory Services, Mental Health, Mental Health Beds: Local Availability, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Commissioning, Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Mental Health in England, Mental Health Inequalities, Mental Health Nursing, Mental Health Nursing Posts, Mental Health Nursing Workforce, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Statistics, Mental Health Strategy, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Health Waiting Times, Mental Health Waiting Times Targets, Mental Healthcare, Mental Illness in the NHS, National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH), NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Mental Health Services, No Health Without Mental Health, No Health Without Mental Health Strategy, Nursing Skill Mix, Older Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS), Older People and Mental Health, Older People’s Mental Health Services, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Peter Carter: Royal College of Nursing, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Rethink Mental Illness, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Frontline First Campaign, Secondary Mental Health Services, Shortages of Senior Nurses, Skill Mix in Mental Health Settings, Staffing Level Indicators: Skill Mix, Staffing Levels and Skill Mix, UK Mental Health Services, Waiting Time Target for Psychological Therapies, Waiting Time Targets in the NHS in England, Waiting Times and Access Standards, Waiting Times for Mental Health Services, Welsh Government, Workforce and Skill Mix, Workforce Planning, Workforce Planning and Development, Workforce Shortages in Mental Health Nursing
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