Five Year Forward View for Mental HealthThis independent report of the Mental Health Taskforce sets out a strategic approach to improving mental health outcomes across the health and care system, in partnership with the health arm’s length bodies. It prioritises prevention, access, integration, quality and a positive experience of care. Read more »
Distinctive, Valued, Personal: Why Social Care Matters – The Next Five YearsThis discussion paper, published by the Association of Adult Directors of Social Services, that outlines the developmental steps needed to be taken immediately after the General Election in order to ensure a safe, secure and personalised care and health system for older and disabled people. Read more »
Future in mind – promoting, protecting and improving our children and young people’s mental health and wellbeingThis document published by the Department of Health makes a number of proposals to improve mental health services for young people by 2020. Read more »
Mental Health Conference 2015This storify outlines the issues and discussion from the Mental Health Conference hosted by Nick Clegg and Norman Lamb at the King’s Fund on 19 January to discuss the future of mental health services in England. Read more »
A commissioner’s guide to primary care mental healthThis guidance published by the London Strategic Clinical Network for Mental Health explores case studies where mental health and wellbeing services are being promoted and developed within and alongside primary care, and draws some key lessons from them. Read more »
Commissioning better CAMHS in the South WestThis report published by the South West Strategic Clinical Network for Mental Health has been developed to support commissioners in leading and shaping the transformation of child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) in the South West. Read more »
Making mental health count: The social and economic costs of neglecting mental health careThis report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) argues that even in those OECD countries with a long history of deinstitutionalisation, there is still a long way to go to make community-based mental health care that achieves good outcomes for people with severe mental illness a reality. Read Making mental health… Read more »
A place for parity: Health and wellbeing boards and mental healthThis report, published by the Centre for Mental Health, explores the priority that local health and wellbeing boards have given to mental health in the development of their joint health and wellbeing strategies. Read more »
Effective interventions in schizophrenia: The economic caseThis report has been produced to support the work of the Schizophrenia Commission during its year-long inquiry into the care, treatment and outcomes for people with schizophrenia and psychosis. Read more »
Parity of esteemThis briefing paper, published by the Centre for Mental Health, provides an overview of the parity of esteem between mental and physical health. It also outlines what parity would look like with some key recommendations. Read more »
A Diagnostic Framework for CCGs commissioning Community Mental Health ServicesThis framework, produced by Mazars LLP, is designed to help Clinical Commissioning Groups to know whether it is commissioning effective community mental health services. Read more »
Mary’s storyIn this video we learn about how Mary has used her personal health budget for psychotherapy sessions which have improved her mental health and wellbeing, enabling her to establish a much better relationship with her family. Read more »
Second National Personal Budget SurveyThis report highlights the findings of the Second National Personal Budget Survey into the impact of personal budgets in most people’s lives. Read more »
Personal health budgets guide: How to get good resultsThis guide is a summary of what has been learned so far about how to make personal health budgets work well. It brings together findings from the evaluation and good practice advice developed together with the pilot sites. Read more »
Early intervention in psychosis and at risk mental state: A south london case studyThis factsheet, authored by Dr Jonathan Campion, highlights the economic case for Early Intervention in Psychosis and At Risk Mental State based on a case study in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham. Read more »
Mental health and wellbeing commissioning pack: Case for changeThe Cases for change are part of the ‘Mental health and wellbeing commissioning pack’, published by the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health. They summarise the evidence base, and accepted best practice for commissioning and delivering different models of care and interventions. Read more »
How health and wellbeing boards can help children and young peopleThe briefing paper sets out the economic case for investing in children’s mental health and explores how Health and Wellbeing Boards can improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. Read more »
Commissioning intelligence report and modelThis report and associated model provides feedback on the results of a large-scale engagement exercise to understand the information and intelligence requirements of emerging clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). Read more »
Evaluation of the personal health budget pilot programmeThis report presents the findings of an evaluation commissioned by the Department of Health to identify whether personal health budgets ensured better health and care outcomes when compared to conventional service delivery and, if so, the best way for them to be implemented. Read more »
How mental illness loses out in the NHS?This report reveals that mental illness is now nearly a half of all ill health suffered by people under 65 and it is more disabling than most chronic physical disease. Read more »