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Mental health
One in four adults experience mental illness at some point during their lifetime and one in six experience symptoms at any one time – making mental illness the largest single cause of disability in our society. Our policies need to focus on outcomes, emphasising identification of what actually happens to the health of the patient as a result of the treatment and care they receive, as well as giving emphasis to the voice of patients and service users.
Change to the requirements for a second opinion appointed doctor’s opinion for a consenting patient on supervised community treatment
The rules about when the treatment of patients on supervised community treatment (SCT) has to be approved by a second opinion appointed doctor (SOAD) change on 1 June 2012. Section … Read more → – Change to the requirements for a second opinion appointed doctor’s opinion for a consenting patient on supervised community treatment
Published: 23 May, 2012
Mental health stakeholders meet to discuss long term conditions strategy
The Department of Health has met with a small group of mental health stakeholders to discuss the long term conditions strategy it is drafting. Today’s meeting focusing on mental health … Read more → – Mental health stakeholders meet to discuss long term conditions strategy
Published: 23 April, 2012
£22 million for ground-breaking children’s mental health programme
Up to £22m will be pumped into a pioneering programme to give children with mental health problems access to the best available services in a wider range of places. The … Read more → – £22 million for ground-breaking children’s mental health programme
Published: 29 February, 2012
National survey of investment in mental health services for 2011-12
Mental Health Strategies is a long established leading provider of support to organisations wishing to improve mental health services across the health and social care fields and actively engages with … Read more → – National survey of investment in mental health services for 2011-12
Published: 6 February, 2012
PbR update – January 2012
The Department today published the eighth Payment by Results update. The purpose of these updates is to keep colleagues in the NHS and other interested parties informed throughout the year … Read more → – PbR update – January 2012
Published: 19 January, 2012
Children and Young People’s Mental Health – recent developments
This letter issued jointly by Prof Dame Sally Davies (Chief Medical Officer); Dame Christine Beasley (Chief Nursing Officer); Dr Keith Ridge (Chief Pharmaceutical Officer) and Prof Sir Bruce Keogh (NHS … Read more → – Children and Young People’s Mental Health – recent developments
Published: 22 December, 2011
Adult Autism Strategy: next steps in the national self assessment framework exercise
The first ever strategy for adults with autism in England, Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives, was published in March 2010. The strategy sets out a long-term vision and ambition to improve … Read more → – Adult Autism Strategy: next steps in the national self assessment framework exercise
Published: 21 December, 2011
