West Yorkshire and Harrogate and South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw as a whole will now benefit from the first nationwide Diabetes Prevention Programme An estimated 59,347 people at high risk of Type 2 diabetes across West Yorkshire and Harrogate and South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw will be invited to join a health programme to help them avoid […]
The next stage in the development of a new mental health service for young people in Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire takes a major step forward as organisations with specialist mental health care experience are now able to bid to provide this vital new service. The service will consist […]
The NHS and football are coming together in Carlisle to help people experiencing mental health problems. Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is leading a football project, with Carlisle United Football Club, providing a weekly football group for people with mental health issues. One in four adults has at least one diagnosable mental health problem in […]
Men across the Wirral are being invited to get involved in sport to help their mental and physical health. A GP practice in the Wirral is urging men aged 35 to 50 to go along to Tranmere Rovers football club where they can get involved in football and at the same time have a health […]
Over 200 clinicians and senior leaders from across the North came together in May to discuss how to take forward the ambitious agenda for people in our region who experience mental illness. You can see short videos from our key speakers and download slides from the event. Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of MIND talking about […]
The Salford team responsible for providing Early Intervention in Psychosis services for local people has delivered a dramatic improvement in waiting times for EIP services. Between November 2015 and April 2016, the number of people getting access to NICE approved treatment within two weeks rose from 16.7% to 84.6%. Professor Paul French, Clinical Lead for […]
As a GP who has worked in Mental Health Commissioning for several years, I think there are exciting times ahead, and a chance to make a genuine difference to the health outcomes for people with mental health problems. There have been a number of major reports over the last five years, most recently the Five […]
One in four adults has at least one diagnosable mental health problem in any year and if you experience mental illness you are five times more likely to be admitted to hospital as an emergency case. The national strategy for mental health, published by NHS England earlier this year, set ambitious targets for making sure […]
The North West Coast NHS Genomic Medicine Centre (GMC) is running a launch event on Monday 27 July at Liverpool Women’s Hospital to tell people about the 100,000 Genomes Project which aims to transform diagnosis and treatment for patients with cancer and rare diseases. The initiative involves collecting and decoding 100,000 human genomes – complete sets of people’s genes […]
NHS England (Merseyside) is currently reviewing the Litherland Darzi Contract in relation to the future of the primary care medical services delivered by Litherland Darzi. As part of a consultation, we are asking patients who are registered with Litherland Darzi or attend the Litherland Town Hall site to access Walk in Centre services, to express […]