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 »
Safer Care Pathways in Mental Health Project aims to make mental health care pathways safer and more reliable for service users and their families. It is one of ten projects in the national ‘Closing the Gap in Patient Safety’ programme, funded by the Health Foundation. Read more »
Improving mental health outcomes in the East of EnglandThis project aims to implement learning from a Detroit based suicide prevention initiative, led by Dr Ed Coffey, Henry Ford Health System, into mental health practice in the East of England. Read more »
Closing the Gap: priorities for essential change in mental healthThis document sets out 25 priorities for improving the planning and delivery of local mental health services and thereby improve the lives of people with mental health problems in the next 2 or 3 years. 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 »
Mental health dashboardThe mental health dashboard brings together information from a wide range of sources. It shows progress against objectives in the ‘No health without mental health strategy’ and gives a clear, concise picture of mental health outcomes. Read more »
NHS Mandate 2014 to 2015The NHS Mandate between the government and NHS England sets out the ambitions for the health service. Read more »
Mersey Care CQUINs in mental healthMersey Care NHS Trust is working on a series of Commissioning for Quality and Innovations (CQUINs) in mental health, including improving the quality of care for people with psychosis, a developing a new way of collaborative working with primary care and improving the transitional mental health pathway for young people. Read more »
5 Boroughs CQUINs in mental health5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is working on a series of Commissioning for Quality and Innovations (CQUINs) in mental health, including improving experience, physical health and safety. Read more »
Winterbourne View Joint Improvement ProgrammeNational partners have committed to a programme for change to transform health and care services for people with learning disabilities or autism who have mental health conditions or behaviour that challenges. Read more »
The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness Annual Report 2013This annual report, published by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, presents an update on numbers and changing trends in suicide and homicide by patients across the UK. Read more »
Safer mental health services: a self-assessment toolkitThis toolkit, published by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, supports mental health care providers to self-assess their local services and individual practice against key Inquiry recommendations. Read more »
This project aims to support South West CCGs to improve safety for patients by preventing serious and untoward incidents. Read more »
Adult safeguarding elearningThe adult safeguarding elearning resource produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) demonstrates how safeguarding issues can develop and ways of dealing with them. Read more »
Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public EnquiryThe final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry was published on Wednesday 6 February 2013. Read more »
NICE Guidelines CG133: Longer-term care and treatment of self-harmThis clinical guideline, published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), offers evidence-based advice on the longer-term treatment and management of self-harm. Read more »