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Overall Patient Experience Scores: 2016 Community Mental Health Survey update
Today NHS England published the latest statistical information on patients’ experience of mental health services in the NHS. This is an update to include results from the 2016 Community Mental Health Survey. This survey is part of a rolling programme of NHS patient surveys overseen by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which cover a range of services including […]
New ratings published for mental health and maternity
NHS England has today published new ratings on mental health and maternity, highlighting where areas are performing really well, but also helping to identify where improvements can be made. As part of the new Clinical Commissioning Group Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCGIAF) for 2016/17, an initial baseline rating of CCGs in six clinical priority areas is being […]
Mental health digital innovators to apply for new £400k fund
Innovators of digital technology which improves people’s mental health can now apply for a share of a £400k fund to speed up the adoption of their product by the NHS. Six to eight innovations will be chosen to take part in the NHS England funded Digital Development Lab being delivered by mHabitat. Over seven months the […]
Six mental health pilot sites to redesign services and prevent patients being admitted to hospital miles away from home go live on 1 October
NHS England has announced six pilot sites across the country to drive the design of new approaches to delivering children and young people’s mental health services and secure mental health services. The sites will be tasked with reducing psychiatric hospital admissions and time spent in hospital, putting an end to the practice of adults and […]
Six mental health pilot sites to redesign services and prevent patients being admitted to hospital miles away from home go live on 1 October
NHS England has announced six pilot sites across the country to drive the design of new approaches to delivering children and young people’s mental health services and secure mental health services. The sites will be tasked with reducing psychiatric hospital admissions and time spent in hospital, putting an end to the practice of adults and […]
Extra £25m for NHS organisations in England to improve mental health services for children and young people
An extra £25m has been allocated to Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across the country to accelerate plans for improving mental health services for children and young people, helping to cut waiting times for treatment, reduce waiting list backlogs and minimise the length of stay for those in inpatient care. This year £149m was awarded to […]
NHS England prepare to invest in three new units for mums with mental ill health
NHS England is preparing to invest in three new inpatient units for mums with serious mental ill health to help them to stay with their babies. The new Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) will be in East Anglia: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk; the North West: Cumbria and Lancashire; and the South West: Cornwall, Devon and […]
NHS England prepare to invest in three new units for mums with mental ill health
NHS England is preparing to invest in three new inpatient units for mums with serious mental ill health to help them to stay with their babies. The new Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) will be in East Anglia: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk; the North West: Cumbria and Lancashire; and the South West: Cornwall, Devon and […]
Two new financial incentives will improve mental healthcare for children and young people and A&E users with mental health needs
Two new financial incentives to improve mental health care for children and young people and for people with mental health needs attending A&E have been announced as part of planning guidance issued today. Published by NHS England and NHS Improvement, Delivering the Forward View: NHS Operational Planning Guidance for 2017/18 and 2018/19 provides NHS trusts and […]
NHS England to improve mental health care for armed forces veterans
NHS England is set to further improve mental health care for military veterans after a nationwide campaign to give veterans themselves a say in how services are delivered. Feedback has highlighted the need to improve awareness of where veterans should go for help, raise the profile of NHS veterans’ mental health services and further increase […]