A revolution in mental health informationIn this blogpost Dr Geraldine Strathdee, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Mental Health, explains why the Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Networks represent a revolution for mental health services. Read more »
#TimetoTalkThe #TimetoTalk advertising campaign, led by Time to Change, is all about the little things we can do to help friends, family and colleagues who are dealing with a mental health problem. Read more »
The voices in my headIn this video Eleanor Longden tells the moving tale of her years-long journey back to mental health, and makes the case that it was through learning to listen to her voices that she was able to survive. Read more »
Depression, the secret we shareIn this video writer Andrew Solomon shares his journey of discovery about the nature of depression following his own personal struggles with depression. 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 »
NHS Change Day 2014NHS Change Day is a frontline led movement to inspire and mobilise people everywhere, staff, patients and the public to do something better together to improve care for people. Read more »
#NHStalktechVictoria Betton and James Woollard pledge to have a conversation about how technology can help us live well as part of the NHS Change Day. Read more »
The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social ServicesThe Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) promotes positive outcomes for the people who use Scotland’s social services by supporting the social services workforce to access and make use of knowledge and research for service innovation and improvement. Read more »
Research and Development Strategy ConsultationNHS England are seeking your views on it’s Research and Development Strategy which is open for consultation until Thursday 30th January. Read more »
NHS leaders call to close mental illness ‘mortality gap’A recent Guardian Society article asserts that NHS leaders are calling on those who are commissioning services to help close the “shocking mortality gap” that sees people with mental illness have life expectancies about 10 years shorter than the population as a whole. Read more »
Are we bothered about Billy?This article, co-authored by leading GPs and academics, explores why the 2014/15 GP contract settlement, and in particular the decision to abandon the QOF requirement to monitor regularly weight, blood glucose and lipids, appears at odds with the government’s commitment to address the 15-20 year mortality gap for people with severe mental illness. Read more »
Being bothered about BillyIn her 2012 James Mackenzie Lecture to the Royal College of General Practitioners Annual General Meeting, the late Professor Helen Lester encouraged GPs to make people with serious mental illness their core business by not just screening but intervening. Read more »
Parity of esteemWriting in a recent blog post, Dr Martin McShane Director for Long Term Conditions, NHS England, asserts that the disparity in approach between people with physical and mental health problems is inequitable and unfair. Read more »
Developing mental health information for the 21st centuryThis presentation by Dr Geraldine Strathdee, National Clinical Director of Mental Health, NHS England, describes the rationale behind the establishment of the Mental Health Intelligence Network. Read more »
Transforming urgent and emergency care servicesNHS England has published a report that proposes a fundamental shift in provision of urgent care, with more extensive services outside hospital and patients with more serious or life threatening conditions receiving treatment in centres with the best clinical teams, expertise and equipment. Read more »
Achieving equitable outcomes between mental and physical health: how can we make change happen?In a recent blog post, Helen Gilburt, Fellow, Health Policy at The King’s Fund, explores what needs to happen to achieve parity of esteem between physical and mental health services. Read more »
Stand Up for SchizophreniaSchizophrenia Awareness Week, from November 11 – 17, is not only about taking a stand for a misunderstood illness, it’s also about having hope for the future. Read more »
It is time to stop treating mental health as a “cinderella” issueDr Ed Mitchell, Clinical Fellow to Martin McShane, NHS England’s Director for Long Term Conditions, outlines new moves to give mental health parity with physical health issues. 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 »
Break the silence for suicide attempt survivorsIn this video JD Schramm asks us to break the silence surrounding suicide and suicide attempts, and to create much-needed resources to help people who reclaim their life after escaping death. Read more »