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Tag Archives: Public Mental Health Commissioning
National Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health (PHE / King’s Fund / LSE PSSRU / UCL / CfMH / British Journal of Psychiatry / BBC News)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released a collection of related documents aimed primarily at local public health workers, designed to help identify cost-effective local mental health interventions. This new “concordat” tool aims to prevent mental health problems (a Five … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, In the News, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abigail Gallop: Local Government Association, About the Mental Health and Wellbeing JSNA Knowledge Guide, Addressing Loneliness to Protect the Mental Health of Older People, Affluence and Health Inequalities, Ageing Population, Alexandra Lazaro: Department of Health, Andrew Furber: President of Association of Directors of Public Health UK, Andrew Herd: Policy Lead for Five Year Forward View for Mental Health and Cross-Government Strategy / Suicide & Self-Harm Prevention at Department of Health, Andy Bell: Deputy Chief Executive at Centre for Mental Health, Antipsychotic Drugs, Antipsychotics Side Effects, Antipsychotics-Related Mortality Risks, Assaults on Mental Health Staff, Association of Directors of Public Health UK, Association of Mental Health Providers, Attitudes to Mental Illness, Barriers and Facilitators in Commissioning of Services for Preventing Mental Ill-Health, Barriers and Facilitators in Commissioning of Services for Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 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Following-Up the Manifesto for Better Mental Health (Mental Health Policy Group / NHS Confederation / NHS England / BBC News / CQC)
Summary The Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, Mind, Rethink Mental Illness and the Royal College of Psychiatrists have jointly released a “First 100 Days and Beyond” plan, which specifies five priorities for … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, 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, Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation), National, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Updates on Mental Health Care Provision (BBC News / Healthwatch England / JGCR)
Summary Data from 32 mental health trusts, obtained by a Freedom of Information request from Healthwatch England, indicates the average number of bed days per psychiatric patient per year has fallen by 10%. Such patients spend six fewer days in … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, 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, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Government Launches Mental Health Taskforce (Department of Health / NHS England)
Summary The Deputy Prime Minister has established, and will chair, a Mental Health Taskforce, which will include Cabinet ministers from across government departments. A number of issues will be examined urgently. “The taskforce will include the Secretary of State for … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, 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 England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Mental Health Services: Improving Access by 2020 (Department of Health / NHS England / MHF)
Summary This Department of Health report outlines the steps to be taken by the government in order to provide better access to care in mental health services. The commitments include the introduction of new national waiting time standards and an … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, 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, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged ABCDE in Mental Health (Acronym), ABCDE: Appearance/Atmosphere Behaviour Communication Danger Environment, Access to Mental Health Services, Acute Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS), Alcohol Related Episodes, Attitudes to Mental Illness, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Big Lottery Funding, Birmingham Brighter Futures, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, CAMHS Services, CAMHS Services: 4-Tier Model, CAMHS: Gap Between Inpatient and Community Services, Changing Attitudes and Expectations, Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Well-Being Taskforce, Children’s and Adolescents’ Mental Health Services, Closing the Gap: Priorities for Essential Change in Mental Health, Commissioning for Parity of Esteem, Commissioning Liaison Mental Health Services in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for Young People (MHF), Commissioning Mental Health Services for Young People, Commons Health Select Committee, Community Mental Health Services, Crisis Care Concordat, Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, CYP-IAPT: Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme, Data Collection, Data Collection and Measurement, Data Collection and Monitoring Systems, Delivering Parity of Esteem, Dr Geraldine Strathdee, Dr Geraldine Strathdee: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Mental Health, Durham & Tees Valley (Pilot), Early Intervention in Psychosis Care, Early Intervention Mental Health Services (CAMHS Tier 2), Employment and Support Allowance, Health Select Committee (HSC), Health Select Committee Report on Problems with Children’s and Adolescents’ Mental Health Services, Helping Unemployed People With Mental Health Problems Into Work, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT), Innovation Labs initiative, Inpatient CAMHS Services (Tier 4), Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Integration of Physical and Mental Health, Interaction between Physical and Mental Health, Investment in Adult Mental Health Services, Leicester City Psychology Service, Liaison Mental Health Services, London Ambulance Service, Managing Ongoing Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Wellbeing Services, Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for Young People, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Commissioning, Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Mental Health Funding, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Spending, Mental Health Waiting Times, Mental Health Waiting Times Targets, Metropolitan Police, Mind, MindEd, Named Accountable Clinician, National Attitudes to Mental Illness Survey, National Datasets, National Lottery, NHS Mental Health Services, No Health Without Mental Health, No Health Without Mental Health Strategy, Older Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS), Older People’s Mental Health Services, Outpatient Specialist CAMHS Services (Tier 3), Parity of Esteem, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF), Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), Primary Mental Health Worker Service, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychological Therapies, Psychosis Relapse, Public Attitudes and Expectations, Public Mental Health, Public Mental Health Budgets, Public Mental Health Commissioning, Public Mental Health Spending in England, QNCC: Quality Network for Community CAMHS, QNIC: Quality Network for Inpatient CAMHS, Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge (RAID), Right Here (Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Mental Health Foundation), Right Here Brighton and Hove, Right Here Newham, Right Here Programme, Right Here Sheffield, Risk and Protective Factors for Mental Wellbeing, Safety in Mind (Training Video), Secondary Mental Health Services, Self-Harm, Severe Depression, Shropshire / Telford (Pilot), South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), Sport England, STAMP (Support Think Act Motivate Participate), Sue Baker: Director of Time to Change, Sure Start, Sussex (Pilot), TAMHs, Time to Change, Time to Change Pledge, Time to Change Programme, UK Mental Health Services, Unemployed People With Mental Health Problems, University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN): ABCDE Training Model, Waiting Time Target for Psychological Therapies, Waiting Times for Mental Health Services, Wolverhampton (Mental Health Pilot), World Mental Health Day, Young Evaluators
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Renewed Call for Parity of Esteem for Mental and Physical Health (BBC News / Department of Health)
Summary Professor Dame Sally Davies, England’s Chief Medical Officer, has expressed support for giving mental health services a higher priority, with targets for waiting times and better protection for funding. Mental illness is estimated to cost between £70bn and £100bn … 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, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Priorities for Essential Change in Mental Health (BBC News / Department of Health)
Summary Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister, speaking to BBC News ahead of a conference at which the government unveiled the new mental health strategy, commented how the NHS has been wrong to treat mental illness as a poor cousin of physical health. There remains too much prejudice, stigma and discrimination about mental health issues. … Continue reading →
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