Thousands of people with serious mental illness (SMI) could now be saved from an early death thanks to an innovative scheme in Bradford helping to lead the parity of esteem agenda. A new system is being used across Bradford and Airedale in 80 GP surgeries with 5,000 patients with serious mental illness; across five new […]

Seize the moment for major improvements in mental health and wellbeing says Stevens The tide of public opinion is shifting in favour of dramatically improved mental health services,  Simon Stevens says as he launches a new taskforce to forge change. As signalled in the NHS Five Year Forward View, a new Taskforce is being established […]

NHS England will today (24 March) launch a ground breaking initiative to help treat depression and anxiety and improve access to psychological therapies by unveiling the first ever directory of NHS-endorsed digital mental health services. The Mental Health Apps Library will go live at 12.00pm and feature online tools, resources and apps that have a proven […]

NHS England has welcomed plans for a radical shake up of youth mental health care to be announced today by MP Norman Lamb (Tuesday). Care and Support Minister Mr Lamb will say that children and young people’s mental health services need a complete overhaul to stop vulnerable young people missing out on vital support. Following […]

As part of Change Day, NHS England is supporting “John’s Campaign” which supports people with dementia. The campaign calls for family and carers of people with dementia to be allowed to remain with them in hospital for as many hours of the day and night as necessary. Campaigners point to the difference between the treatment […]

A new vision for dementia, announcement by the Prime Minister, has been welcomed by NHS England’s Clinical Director for Dementia Professor Alistair Burns. On Saturday, David Cameron announced the next phase of the government’s “challenge on dementia” programme. He pledged £300m of investment into dementia research over the next parliament, a new global fund on […]

The NHS is set to benefit from a charitable grant of £75,000 to review the mental health needs of military veterans. The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), has awarded the money to fund a national review of Health Needs Assessments for veterans’ mental health and other health related needs. The review aims to: understand the […]

NHS England has set out guidance for how new access and waiting time standards for mental health services are to be introduced. In October, NHS England and the Department of Health announced the measures in Improving better access to mental health services by 2020. NHS England’s guidance, out today for CCGs, explains the case for change […]

A TV presenter whose dad died from dementia has urged people with symptoms to heed the advice of medics and come forward as early as possible. Journalist Sarah Travers (40), who has worked for a variety of media outlets including ITV and the BBC, was devastated when her dad Ian died of the disease in […]

Scientists are on target to develop a cure for dementia within the next 10 years, Alistair Burns, NHS England’s national clinical director for dementia has said. He says he is confident there will be a cure for dementia, or at least a drug that will significantly slow down its progression, by 2025. Professor Burns, 56, who […]