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 »
East of England Co-Production ProgrammeThis project led by by the East of England Strategic Clinical Network, working with the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) will evaluate and support co-production between patients, carers and healthcare providers as equal partners in the East of England. Read more »
Commissioning for Carers PrinciplesThis practical tool is part of a suite of products that will help commissioners to deliver what carers say is important to them in ways that have been shown to work effectively and efficiently in practice. Read more »
Sunderland psychological wellbeing serviceSunderland psychological wellbeing service provides quick access to a wide range of psychological treatment interventions for adults with common mental health problems who have a low to moderate level of need. Read more »
Autism Innovation FundThe government has made £1.2 million of funding available to improve local autism services and increase awareness. The funding is available as part of Think Autism, the update to the 2010 Adult Autism Strategy for England. Read more »
Young people’s participation in Birmingham mental health servicesThis project led by Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust aimed to increase young people’s participation in their local mental health services. Read more »
Leadership and system transformation in mental healthIn a recent blog post, Helen Gilburt, Fellow, Health Policy at The King’s Fund, explores the importance of leadership and collaboration in delivering effective care and system transformation for the future. Read more »
Service transformation: Lessons from mental healthThis briefing paper, published by The King’s Fund, explores the context and factors that have enabled change to happen in mental health services in the past 30 years. It includes 10 lessons for service transformation based on these experiences. Read more »
Mental Health FoundationThe Mental Health Foundation is a leading mental health research, policy and service improvement charity, committed to helping everyone lead mentally healthier lives. Read more »
Mental health for all by involving allIn this video Vikram Patel discusses an initiative to train members of communities to give mental health interventions, empowering ordinary people to care for others. Read more »
A fresh start for the regulation and inspection of mental health servicesThis report outlines changes in the way the Care Quality Commission regulate, inspect, and monitor specialist mental health services. Read more »
Patient suicide: the impact of service changes. A UK wide studyThis UK wide study led by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness explores evidence for how services can reduce suicide. Read more »
International Mental Health Leadership Exchange 2014This years annual leadership exchange will be held in Manchester 9–13 June 2014. The exchange is organised by the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL), a unique international collaborative that focuses on improving mental health and addictions services. Read more »
Winterbourne View: transforming care one year onThe report provides a review of progress in improving the quality of care for vulnerable people, following abuse of residents at Winterbourne View hospital. Read more »
NHS England rolls out new personal health budget sitesSeven new demonstrator sites have been set up to look at rolling out personal health budgets to people who use mental health services. Read more »
NHS England Youth ForumThe British Youth Council is helping NHS England bring together a group of young people give advice and opinions on healthcare policies and provide ideas on how services can be improved. The Forum is recruiting now. Read more »
Health and wellbeing boards: One year onThis report, published by The King’s Fund, examines how health and wellbeing boards have used their shadow year, what they have achieved, and whether they are providing effective leadership across local systems of care. 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 »