Understanding emotional wellbeing and physical health careThis knowledge summary provides an introduction to understanding emotional wellbeing and physical health care. It covers physiologically explainable symptoms, the impact of emotional wellbeing on physical health and physical care for people with severe mental illness. Read more »
Understanding severe mental health problemsThis knowledge summary provides an introduction to understanding severe mental health problems. It covers prevalence, associated social problems and interventions that can promote recovery. Read more »
Physical health checks for people with Severe Mental Illness: a primary care guideThis guide written by Dr Sheila Hardy aims to support primary care staff to undertake physical health checks for people with Severe Mental Illness. Read more »
Mental health payment systemsThis knowledge summary introduces mental health payment systems, formerly known as Payment by Results (PbR), which aim to provide a transparent, rules-based system for paying mental health service providers. Read more »
Outcome measuresThis knowledge summary provides an introduction to understanding mental health outcome measures. It covers general and patient rated outcome measures and specific measures for emotional difficulties, bipolar disorder, psychosis, substance misues and cognitive function. Read more »
Understanding common mental health problemsThis knowledge summary provides an introduction to understanding common mental health problems. It covers prevalence, diagnosis, behaviours, causes and interventions that can promote recovery. Read more »