Mental health

One in four adults and one in 10 children experience mental illness, and many more of us know and care for people who do.

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Children and young people

Our ambition is to support ICBs to work with partners to build effective mental health services for children and young people.

Adults

We aim to transform mental health services with an ambition of putting mental health on an equal footing to physical health.

NHS-led Provider Collaboratives

Supporting the delivery of new ways of working across mental health NHS trusts within local areas to improve specialised mental health services

News and blogs

Why I’m championing enhanced therapeutic observations and care (ETOC)

After the pandemic, I observed an increase in the use of one-to-one care across my trust. Under the guidance of my deputy chief nurse, we began exploring this trend in more depth. Our work focused on identifying ways to better support patients with additional needs, particularly those with mental health challenges, including the potential use […]