The NHS at 75: Mental health services in the NHS
As we celebrate the NHS’s birthday, it’s an opportune time to ask what it’s meant for mental health care in the UK, and what needs to happen next
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What does the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan mean for mental health?
Andy unpacks the implications of the new workforce plan, welcoming a longer-term approach and highlighting the gaps still waiting to be addressed
The Government report and action on patient safety is a welcome start – but root and branch reform is needed
Andy considers the Government’s rapid review into patient safety in mental health inpatient services, and what more is needed to make services safer for everyone
Towards mental health equality in the West Midlands
The Centre has informed the work of an independent Commission set up by the West Midlands Combined Authority, exploring how to reduce mental health inequalities
Podcast: Behaviour and mental health in schools
How is children’s behaviour in schools linked to their mental health? Thea speaks to Charlotte and Daisy about the impact of behaviour management approaches on young people’s mental health.
Prison mental health services supporting one prisoner in seven, finds new report
The figure rises to more than one in four among women in custody
More investment needed to close the growing mental health treatment gap, says Centre for Mental Health
New figures show there is an urgent need to invest in preventing mental ill health and further improve treatment, especially for children and young people too often forced to wait and travel long distances for care
A tribute to Lord (David) Ramsbotham
We are enormously grateful to David Ramsbotham that he chose to support our charity and our cause. We will be spurred on by his example to keep making the case for humanity throughout our justice system.
Humanising health care
The emergence of experiential practice and leadership in mental health services
Autumn Statement brings some hope for mental health but more action needed to tackle long-term concerns
Today’s budget should help to ease some of the most immediate threats to the nation’s mental health, but for many people poverty and gaps in public services will continue to pose serious risks to wellbeing