Mental health awareness workshops for young people in SwindonThis project led by LIFT psychology in Swindon and Wiltshire delivered workshops to students at Swindon College to raise awareness of the psychological services available for young people in Swindon between 16 and 25 years old. Read more »
The Physical Health Portfolio for Physical Care in the Medium Secure UnitStaff at South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have developed a Physical Health Portfolio to ensure best practice in meeting the physical health needs of forensic service users. Read more »
City and Hackney Primary Care Psychotherapy Consultation ServiceThe City and Hackney Primary Care Psychotherapy Consultation Service is an innovative outreach service provided by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust which supports GPs to manage patients with complex mental health and other needs that result in frequent health service use. Read more »
East of England Crisis Care Concordat eventThis event on the 4th July at Newmarket Racecourse will assist the implementation of the Crisis Care Concordat in the East of England. Participants will learn about the concordat, explore current problems in crisis care, examine good practice examples and work together to develop local concordat declarations. Read more »
Managing patients with complex needsThis report, published by the Centre for Mental Health, reviews an innovative service that helps GPs in the City of London and Hackney to support people who fall through the gaps in existing service provision. Read more »
Psychological therapies for looked after children in HertfordshireThis service in Hertfordshire provides a fast response and time limited intervention of up to six talking therapy sessions, alongside the wider multi-disciplinary CAMHS Generic team, for children who are looked after by the local authority. Read more »
STORM Skills TrainingSTORM is a self-harm mitigation model developed at the University of Manchester. It offers skills based training in risk assessment and safety planning to frontline staff and members of the community. STORM also addresses ‘postvention’ i.e. what to do after a serious incident has occurred. Read more »
Therapeutic interventions for young people in EssexThe Wilderness Foundation deliver three different therapeutic interventions for young people, many of whom have mental health and behavioural issues, in the heart of the Essex wilderness. Read more »
Physical health risks for people with severe mental health problemsThis infographic illustrates that people with severe mental health problems face increased risk of physical health problems, including diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease. Read more »
Crisis Care ConcordatThe Crisis Care Concordat is a far-reaching agreement between police, mental health trusts and paramedics which aims to improve emergency support for people in mental health crisis. Read more »
Improving physical health care in people with severe and enduring mental illnessThis project led by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust set out to improve the physical health of people with severe and enduring mental illness. Read more »
Enfield early intervention serviceThe Enfield Early Intervention in Psychosis Service has a clear protocol around physical health monitoring from the point of admission to the service. Read more »
Smoke free inpatient wards at Springfield University HospitalHume Ward in Springfield University Hospital, part of South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, is a smoke free zone and smoking is only allowed in an outdoor courtyard at certain times of the day. Read more »
Oxleas inpatient commissioning for quality and innovationAs part of a wider programme to address physical health in patients with mental illness, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust looked to make improvements on inpatient wards. This involved the use of the pan London CQUIN to financially incentives inpatient wards to address the issue. Read more »
Improving diabetes care for inpatients in SolentSolent NHS Trust has encouraged closer joint working between staff in the mental health inpatient unit and the diabetes clinic at the local hospital to improve diabetes care for inpatients. Read more »
Leicestershire Physical Health RegisterLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is pioneering an electronic register that could improve the long-term physical health prospects of people who are prescribed anti-psychotic drugs. Read more »
Liaison Psychiatry Services – GuidanceThis guidance provides advice on commissioning liaison psychiatry services, specifying minimum and optimum service specifications, costs and quality outcome measures. Read more »
An Evidence Base for Liaison Psychiatry Services – GuidanceThis guidance sets out the evidence gathered from lay people, professionals, commissioners and the literature about what is needed from liaison psychiatry services.
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Developing Models for Liaison Psychiatry Services – GuidanceThis guidance provides the case for change in relation to the development of liaison psychiatry services and sets the minimum service specifications required to achieve the cost and quality outcomes suggested by the evaluation of Rapid, Assessment, Interface and Discharge (RAID). Read more »
Model Service Specifications for Liaison Psychiatry Services – GuidanceThis service specification describes four models of hospital based liaison psychiatry service which have evidence for cost and quality effectives impacting on emergency and unplanned care. Read more »