Government urged to invest in preventing mental illness, improving NHS staff wellbeing and reducing waiting lists in this autumn’s Comprehensive Spending Review
Mental health services in England need to change radically to be fit for the future and respond to the aftermath of the pandemic
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Supported housing’s potential in mental health care under-estimated, says new briefing
Our new briefing reviews evidence about the benefits of supported housing services that provide intermediate care between hospital and home for people with a mental illness.
Type: News
Mental Health Economics Collaborative
MHEC is an exciting partnership which aims to highlight the value of economic measures of success in exploring how to deliver better mental health services
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Specialist baby loss counselling should be available for bereaved parents nationwide, says new Centre for Mental Health report
Our economic evaluation of the baby loss charity Petals, which provides counselling to women
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A new approach to complex needs
Could the NHS better support people with persistent physical symptoms of illness in primary care?
Type: Publication
Primary care mental health service improves health and saves NHS money, finds new report
A psychological treatment service working in GP surgeries in Nottingham offers hope to people other services can’t help
Type: News
Centre for Mental Health sets out priority areas for Government Spending Round
The Government must prioritise investment in the nation’s mental health and wellbeing in next week’s one year Spending Round, Centre for Mental Health chief economist Nick O’Shea said today. In anticipation of the Chancellor’s speech next week Nick O’Shea said: “This Spending Round is an opportunity the Government must not miss to put our mental
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Economic theories relevant to public service provision
A crash-course in some of the main economic theories used in public service commissioning
Type: Publication
Economics can help to inform public policy and commissioning if it is used wisely, says new briefing
The first briefing from the Mental Health Economics Collaborative looks at economic theories and how they can be applied to decision-making about public policy and service commissioning
Type: News
What would a long term funding settlement for the NHS mean for mental health?
Andy Bell considers some of the areas reinvestment is most needed to put right the historic bias against mental health
Type: Blog