Mental Health Crisis Care: Health Based Places of Safety Funding
Dania Hanif
Published: May 8, 2016
As part of the mental health crisis care agreement (Crisis Care Concordat) to support people in a mental health crisis, 88 projects across England will receive funding to increase the number of health based places of safety. The funding will help to provide new crisis cafes and safe havens, street triage vehicles, and improve facilities…
Read moreNHS Outcomes Framework 2016 to 2017
Dania Hanif
Published: April 1, 2016
The NHS Outcomes Framework will remain unchanged for 2016 to 2017. NHS Outcomes Framework 2016 to 2017 at-a-glance document lists the indicators along with their status. The department will work to develop indicators that are not yet live, and keep the existing indicators under review. Data for the indicators of the NHS Outcomes Framework, as…
Read moreMental Health and Housing
Dania Hanif
Published: February 4, 2016
This report draws on the expertise of people living and working in supported accommodation settings across England, and presents their views of both building and service related issues. The report focuses on five approaches to providing supported accommodation: Care Support Plus – High Level Integrated Support Homelessness Complex Needs Low-Level Step Down Later Life The report makes several recommendations in relation…
Read moreSocial Work: Improving Adult Mental Health
Dania Hanif
Published: January 28, 2016
These 3 documents are part of the ‘Social Work for Better Mental Health’ initiative. They will help to improve social work across the mental health sector and to make sure the value of social work in improving mental wellbeing is recognised. The documents include: an overview of the strategy and importance of social work in…
Read moreMonitoring the Mental Health Act: 2014 to 2015
Dania Hanif
Published: December 10, 2015
From: Care Quality Commission This report looks at how providers are applying standards or responding to the changes in the revised Mental Health Act Code of Practice. We highlight our concerns that patients are not receiving the support they need to be involved in their care and benefit from the principles and safeguards in the…
Read more2010 to 2015 Government Policy: Mental Health Service Reform
Dania Hanif
Published: May 8, 2015
The mental health policy of the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government.
Read moreNo Health Without Mental Health: A Call to Action
Dania Hanif
Published: February 2, 2011
The signatories to this statement recognise there is an urgent need for coordinated action, starting from the earliest years in life, that will improve the mental health and wellbeing of the population year on year, and the life chances and recovery rates of people who experience mental health problems. To this end we pledge to…
Read moreDelivering better mental health outcomes for people of all ages
Dania Hanif
Published: February 2, 2011
A companion document to No health without mental health: a cross-Government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages. This describes in detail the shared objectives to achieve better mental health and well-being, and the interventions needed in each case.
Read moreTalking Therapies: A 4 Year Plan of Action
Dania Hanif
Published: February 2, 2011
This plan outlines how the government will achieve its commitment to increase access to psychological therapies in the 4 years from April 2011. It is a supporting document to ‘No health without mental health: a cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages’.
Read moreThe Economic Case for Improving Efficiency and Quality in Mental Health
Dania Hanif
Published: February 2, 2011
This outlines the opportunities to make value for money savings in delivering mental health services using the QIPP approach, and by promoting early intervention and prevention of mental health problems.
Read moreThe Mental Health Strategy for England
Dania Hanif
Published: February 2, 2011
This strategy sets out how the government, working with all sectors of the community and taking a life course approach, will: improve the mental health and wellbeing of the population and keep people well provide high-quality services that are equally accessible to all
Read moreNational Service Framework: Mental health
Dania Hanif
Published: September 10, 1999
The ‘National Service Framework for Mental Health’ sets quality standards for mental health services. It says what they aim to achieve, how they should be developed and put into practice and how they should be measured. The NSF for mental health will: combat discrimination against individuals and groups with mental health problems make it easier…
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