The 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 [...]
NHS cuts threaten talking therapies for psychiatric patients
Half 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 [...]
More IAPT sites added to services page
Sutton 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 NHS
Speech 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. Read the full speech here The context of NHS reform
How to increase BME access to psychological therapies
A programme to improve access to psychological care is reaching into BME communities, reports Stuart Shepherd Read the full article here
Response to The Observer article ‘Flagship mental health scheme faces cutbacks’
This 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 [...]
Phil Hope urged to act on homelessness and mental health
Crisis 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. Read the full article here
More cash call for veterans’ care
The 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 [...]
