Finding a Job
Health Workplaces
Keeping a Job
Legals
Find Support

New Horizons

Mental health initiatives published

Friday, December 11th, 2009

A cross-governmental strategy in England into how mental health and well-being can be incorporated into every aspect of daily life was launched today to replace the National Service Framework for Mental Health which came to an end this autumn.

Read the full article here

Greater support for mental health sufferers

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

The Government has revealed a ten-year plan to provide better support for people suffering from mental illness.

Read the full article here

New Horizons Launched

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

A new era for mental health
The ten-year national service framework (NSF) for mental health, widely acknowledged as the catalyst for a transformation in mental health care, draws to an end in 2009. The Government is united with key stakeholders in seeking a new and equally powerful approach to help Strategic Health Authorities deliver their regional visions and build on the achievements of the NSF.

Read about it here

Get New Horizons here

(more…)

Ministers target depression in government policy shift

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Schools, employers and GPs all have more of a role to play in mental-health care in the UK, ministers say.

Read the full article here

Mental health trusts respond to New Horizons

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Mental health trusts are pressing the government to look at fresh ways of protecting services given predicted activity increases and the lack of a national tariff.

Read the full article here

IAPT programme fills gap in mental health provision

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

An article about the roll out of IAPT services in the UK

Using cognitive behavioural therapy and evidence-based therapies, a programme known as IAPT is filling a void in mental health provision, writes Andrew Mickel

New Horizons, the government’s replacement for the national service framework on mental health, entered consultation at the end of July. It has two main ambitions: to improve the mental health and well-being of the population, and to improve the quality and accessibility of mental health services.

(more…)

Go back




Leading Learning and Skills Promoting Adult Learning London Health Commission London Development Centre Commissioning Support For London Reed in Partnership London's Network of Networks Tower Hamlets NHS MBRAC - Research and Consultancy Skills for Health