A new era for mental healthThe 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 [...]
Mental Health and Employment
Mental ill health presents a major challenge to our society. As well as the devastating impact it can have on individuals and their families, mental ill health costs the economy between £30 billion and £40 billion through lost production, sick pay, NHS treatment and unemployment. It is now also the most common reason for claiming health-related [...]
Mental Health Commissioners Friend Released
The mental health commisioning team from Commissioning Support for London in partnership with the National Mental Health Development Unit has published a revised and updated version ofThe Commissioning Friend for Mental Health Services. It is designed to support commissioners to develop their skills, knowledge and expertise in relation to commissioning mental health services. It reflects the complex landscape of [...]
DH accepts full staff health and wellbeing recommendations
Every NHS organisation must draw up a plan to improve the health and wellbeing of its staff, following the acceptance of the Boorman review’s recommendations in full by the government. Read the full article here
Boorman review highlights need to improve health of NHS staff
The health of NHS staff must improve, according to an independent report from the Department of Health. Read the full article here
DH backs calls to tackle mental health problems among mental health staff
The government has accepted in full the recommendations of an NHS occupational health review that found staff were suffering from high levels of mental ill-health. Read the full article here
Divorcing couples to be offered counselling on the NHS
The government is to announce that divorcing couples will be offered counselling on the National Health Service for the first time in an effort to tackle growing rates of depression. Read the full article here
‘Shortcut’ mental health commissioning would cause disaster
Cutting mental health services through “shortcut commissioning” will have a disastrous effect on people’s health as well as the economy, academics have warned. Read the full article here
Runners brave rain to raise funds for South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust
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Mental health checks are now online
NHS Direct has launched an online mental health checker to help rising numbers of people seeking help for depression and anxiety as a result of the recession. Read the full article here
