Five Ways to Wellbeing app
The Five Ways to Wellbeing app, developed by Somerset Public Health, helps people improve their well-being through everyday activities No rules, no regulations. Read more »
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Public mental health: An overview
In this presentation Dr Jonathan Campion explains the role of public mental health in promoting wellbeing and improving outcomes for services and the people who use them. Read more »
Public Health England drive to improve coverage of Health Checks
Public Health England has launched a drive to improve the coverage of the NHS Health Checks scheme in order to reach its goal of providing them to 15 million patients by 2018/2019. Read more »
Jessica Allen on tackling health inequalities
In this video Jessica Allen, Project Director of Health Inequalities Review for England, UCL Institute of Health Equity, draws on findings from the Marmot Review to look at how health inequalities and life expectancies vary across the English population, and how we can tackle these inequalities in the future. Read more »
Self Help for iPad
This Self Help app for the iPad gives you access to the full range of 23 mental health self-help guides developed by Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. Read more »
Better mental health for all: a resource for public health professionals
This online resource produced by the UK Faculty of Public Health supports the promotion of mental wellbeing and the primary prevention of mental illness. Read more »
Guidance for commissioning public mental health services
This guide is about the commissioning of public mental health interventions to reduce the burden of mental disorder, enhance mental wellbeing, and support the delivery of a broad range of outcomes relating to health, education and employment. Read more »
Reducing the social isolation of older people
The Government has asked local authorities to identify areas where older people suffer most acutely from loneliness to allow them to tackle the growing problem of social isolation and its harmful effects. Read more »
Public mental health and relevance to social care
In this presentation Dr Jonathan Campion, Director of Public Mental Health and Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, shows how appropriate public mental health commissioning can prevent mental health problems, promote wellbeing and improve outcomes for services and the people who use them. 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 »
Transforming the delivery of health and social care
This paper, published by The King’s Fund, explores how the current health and social care delivery system has failed to keep pace with the population’s needs and expectations.
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A primary care approach to mental health and wellbeing: Case study report on Sandwell
Addressing health inequalities in Sandwell: a primary care-led approach to improving mental health and wellbeing. Read more »
No health without mental health
This strategy sets out six shared objectives to improve the mental health and well-being of the nation, and to improve outcomes for people with mental health problems through high quality services. Read more »
Mental health promotion in the workplace
This report provides an introduction into mental health and ill-health in the workplace and its causes and consequences. Read more »
Spirituality and Mental Health Care
This report covers aspects of spirituality and mental health written by experts in the field. Read more »
Healthy Lives, Healthy People: our strategy for public health in England
This white paper sets out the government’s long-term vision for the future of public health in England. The aim is to create a ‘wellness’ service (Public Health England) and to strengthen both national and local leadership. Read more »
No health without public mental health
This position statement published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists asserts that the clinical engagement in commissioning for public mental health is essential to ensure that effectiveness, quality and safety are prioritised and waste of resources is avoided. Read more »
NICE Guidance PH22: Promoting mental wellbeing at work
This document provides public health guidance on promoting mental wellbeing through productive and healthy working conditions. Read more »
Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, 2007
The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) series provides data on the prevalence of both treated and untreated psychiatric disorder in the English adult population. Read more »
Mental health promotion in primary care
A toolkit for commissioners and local partners to support mental health promotion in primary care. Read more »