NHS England five year vision must support genuine parity between mental and physical health, says Centre
The paper sets out some bold new ideas about how health services can adapt to meet new challenges and offer a better service for people’s mental as well as physical health.
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Why access matters
The Government and NHS England have set out the first meaningful waiting time standards for mental health services in England.
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Access and waiting time standards for mental health are a vital first step to parity
We warmly welcome the Government’s commitment to produce waiting time standards for mental health services. This is a vital step towards creating parity of access to mental health care and to overcoming the ‘institutional bias’ in the NHS.
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General Election 2015: Prioritising Mental Health Research
Read our manifesto for making mental health research a priority during the General Election and in government.
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Community mental health survey 2014: Reflections on the results
The CQC’s national survey of community mental health services is one of the key barometers of how well the NHS is responding to the needs of working age people with long-term mental health conditions.
Type: Blog
Chief Medical Officer’s report sets clear agenda for reinvestment in better mental health
Better, faster and earlier help for mental health is vital to improve people’s lives and represents excellent value for money.
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England’s leading mental health organisations call on all political parties to make mental health a priority in run up to election
The manifesto sets out straightforward, practical changes that a future Government could make in order to ensure mental and physical health are valued equally.
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Taskforce needs to find ways to reinvest in children’s mental health, says Centre’s Chief Executive
The Government’s ‘taskforce’ into children and young people’s mental health must focus on how to bring about a significant shift in resources to invest in early intervention and address shockingly high levels of unmet need.
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Mental health care for all stages of life must be improved for all to thrive
This week, a new book by Lord Layard and Professor David Clark sets out a call for a transformation in the way we think about mental health and the priority mental health care is given.
Type: Blog
Mental health cost cutting is a false economy
The NHS should be investing in interventions that improve health and wellbeing, not cutting cost effective mental health services, says Sean Duggan.
Type: Blog