In this presentation, Paul Jenkins, Rethink Mental Illness Chief Executive Officer, provides a summary of the Rethink Commission key findings and recommendations.

Download Improving care for people with schizophrenia and psychosis

Schizophrenia Commission

• Established to mark 100 anniversary of coining of term “schizophrenia”.
• Independent multi-disciplinary expert group chaired by Sir Robin Murray.
• Scoping current experience of people with schizophrenia and making recommendations for improving outcomes.
• 6 public evidence sessions, 80 experts, 2500 online responses.
• Report “The Abandoned Illness” published 14 November.

Why is the system not working?

• Insufficient attention given to prevention.
• Priorities driven by risk not recovery.
• Services fragmented and service users and families insufficiently central to decision making or listened to.
• Not doing things we know work.