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psychological therapiesIAPT London Regional Recruitment ClosedTuesday, June 8th, 2010The IAPT London regional recruitment process closed on the 28th May. There was an overwhelming response to the process. Shortlisting is currently being undertaken and should be completed in the next week or two. Some London PCTs are recruiting locally for IAPT trainees so if you missed out on the regional process please keep an eye on NHS jobs over the coming weeks for further positions. NHS cuts threaten talking therapies for psychiatric patientsTuesday, April 20th, 2010Half a million people with serious mental illness could lose access to counselling and other services as the NHS struggles to make unprecedented efficiency savings, campaigners warn. Despite manifesto pledges from the three main political parties to increase access to “talking therapies” in the health service, Monitor, the independent regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts, has written to all the organisations that it oversees, asking them to plan for deeper cuts than previously forecast from next month. More IAPT sites added to services pageWednesday, December 2nd, 2009Sutton and Merton and Tower Hamlets have submitted their IAPT service details and details are now viewable on our services map. Speech by the Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Health, 26 November 2009, New Savoy Partnership Conference: Psychological therapies in the NHSTuesday, December 1st, 2009Speech to the New Savoy Partnership 26 November 2009 It’s a pleasure to join you at a conference renowned for breaking new ground in mental health policy. Whether I manage to live up to this tradition, I’ll leave you to judge. The context of NHS reform How to increase BME access to psychological therapiesThursday, October 15th, 2009A programme to improve access to psychological care is reaching into BME communities, reports Stuart Shepherd Response to The Observer article ‘Flagship mental health scheme faces cutbacks’Thursday, October 15th, 2009This statement sets out the corrections to The Observer article “Flagship mental health scheme faces cutbacks” (4 October 2009) There were significant inaccuracies in the Observer article and it is important that all stakeholders understand the true position of the programme. There is no evidence that funding for IAPT will be cut and the funding will instead be mainstreamed so that these funds are transferred in the normal way in which resources are allocated within the NHS. Phil Hope urged to act on homelessness and mental healthTuesday, October 6th, 2009Crisis and St Mungo’s have called on care services minister Phil Hope to remove barriers to mental health services for homeless people given the high levels of mental illness in the client group. More cash call for veterans’ careWednesday, July 22nd, 2009The head of a veterans’ charity has called for more investment in mental health services for former servicemen – claiming planned NHS investment was “a spit in the ocean”.
Commodore Toby Elliott, the outgoing chief executive of the charity Combat Stress, also said the health service often failed to understand the specific needs of ex-military patients. |
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