NHS England Seek Feedback on Draft Toolkit
Dania Hanif
Published: July 17, 2017
NHS England are working with UCLAN (the University of Central Lancashire) to develop a toolkit for family support and involvement in secure mental health services, that will both empower carers and drive improvement in commissioning and service provision in the ways that carers are involved. Following a period of development and ongoing co-production, we are now…
Read moreResponse to Drug Strategy 2017
Dania Hanif
Published: July 14, 2017
Home Office have published the new Drug Strategy [1], which sets out how the Government and its partners, at local, national and international levels, will take new action to tackle drug misuse and the harm it causes. The Association’s Chief Executive, Kathy Roberts, has commented: “We welcome the inclusion of mental health as a key theme in…
Read moreDrug strategy 2017
Dania Hanif
Published: July 14, 2017
Home Office have published the new Drugs Strategy, which sets out how the Government and its partners, at local, national and international levels, will take new action to tackle drug misuse and the harm it causes. Drug misuse is common among people with mental health conditions: research indicates that up to 70% of people in community…
Read moreHome Office Publishes 2017 Drugs Strategy
Dania Hanif
Published: July 14, 2017
Home Office have published the new Drugs Strategy, which sets out how the Government and its partners, at local, national and international levels, will take new action to tackle drug misuse and the harm it causes. Drug misuse is common among people with mental health conditions: research indicates that up to 70% of people in…
Read moreResponse to Publication of VCSE Review Progress Report
Dania Hanif
Published: July 14, 2017
An update [1] on the progress of implementing the recommendations of the joint group’s final VCSE Review report has been published. The report [2], based on the largest ever review of the voluntary sector’s involvement in statutory health and social care, urged local hospitals, clinical commissioning groups and councils to do more to involve expert charities…
Read moreAdult Social Care: Quality Matters
Dania Hanif
Published: July 12, 2017
The Quality Matters initiative is co-led by partners from across the adult social care sector. Adult Social Care: Quality Matters sets out a single view of quality and a commitment to improvement. The summary action plan sets out 6 priority areas to make progress on improving quality in the first year.
Read moreWebinar with Birmingham Mind - Peer Mentors
Dania Hanif
Published: July 10, 2017
Webinar Date: Friday 7 July 2017 Delivered by: Stephen Sanger Birmingham Mind is the largest independent mental health charity providing services in and beyond the City of Birmingham’s boundaries. In 2016 Birmingham Mind undertook some research which followed a number of people with historical complex needs into employment. This research was then used in Autumn…
Read moreNHS Providers Publish Report on State of the NHS Provider Sector
Dania Hanif
Published: July 7, 2017
The new NHS Providers’ Report on the State of the NHS Provider Sector has found that core mental health services are deteriorating, despite the commitment from Government and NHS system leaders to address long-standing inequalities in care for people with mental health conditions. The report states that rapidly rising demand is overwhelming core mental health…
Read moreResponse to NHS Providers' Report on State of the Sector
Dania Hanif
Published: July 7, 2017
The new NHS Providers’ [1] Report on the State of the NHS Provider Sector [2] has found that core mental health services are deteriorating, despite the commitment from Government and NHS system leaders to address long-standing inequalities in care for people with mental health conditions. The report states that rapidly rising demand is overwhelming core…
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