One in four adults experiences at least one diagnosable mental health problem in any given year. People in all walks of life can be affected and at any point in their lives. Mental health problems represent the largest single cause of disability in the UK. The NHS is placing more national focus than ever before […]
NHS England is building on the progress made in the Five Year Forward View, which focused on increasing provision of crisis resolution home treatment, and liaison mental health services. The NHS Long Term Plan sets an ambition for more comprehensive crisis pathways in every area that are able to meet the continuum of needs and […]
As the Mental Health Taskforce launches its strategy, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust reveals how an ambitious redesign paid off for patients and partners. A radical rethink about urgent mental health care in Bradford has ended its reliance on out of area beds, delivered 24/7 crisis care and transformed the way partners work together. In 2014-15, […]
Responding to the publication of a new report today (26 January 2017) on mental health care in general hospitals, Professor Tim Kendall, National Clinical Director for Mental Health, describes how the NHS is working hard to deliver priorities set out in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health for changing the way in which […]
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17 June 2016, Manchester Morning Anita and thank you everybody for dragging yourselves out of bed, I hope you had a good evening. I did not have a chance to hear Jeremy yesterday, but I did hear Jim and I thought he was bang on the money, so really all I am going to do is […]
A consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine looks at the work needed to tackle avoidable asthma deaths and emergencies: Settling back, with a glass of wine in hand, I have had the opportunity to reflect on the last year of the work of the National Paediatric Asthma Collaborative. This was formed from the CYP Strategic Clinical […]
People have been urged to help the frail and elderly this winter and, in doing so, help take the pressure off frontline NHS services. The call comes from Professor Keith Willett, NHS England’s Director for Acute Care, who is leading the Urgent and Emergency Care Review. Professor Willett is helping to drive home the messages […]
Professor Keith Willett, NHS England’s Director for Acute Care, who is leading the Urgent and Emergency Care Review. Millions of pensioners sadly will endure a lonely and cheerless Christmas this year and indeed spend many long winter’s days alone. According to recent research for the charity Age UK, as many as 60 per cent, or […]
A major drive to help people stay well this winter is being launched today (Thursday) by Public Health England and NHS England. It kicks off with a national flu vaccination programme for children, which this year seeks to help over three million 2-6 year olds, as the programme is extended to children in school years […]