Centre for Mental Health welcomes Five Year Forward View implementation plan
The Centre responds to the release of the implementation plan for the Mental Health Five Year Forward View
Type: News
Mental health after the Referendum
The recent EU referendum has brought about momentous political changes in just three weeks. Andy Bell discusses the potential impact and what the next steps should be.
Type: Blog
Report challenges ability of NHS to achieve parity of esteem
Andy Bell reflects on a report highlighting that in many areas, mental health service funding is not filtering through to the organisations that provide care.
Type: Page
Implementing mental health policy: some lessons from recent history
From a review of literature and interviews and focus groups with people who have been responsible for policy implementation over the last 20 years, we identified 12 factors that influence the implementation of strategies.
Type: Page
Priorities for mental health – new report published for Mental Health Taskforce
The analysis provided key evidence to the mental taskforce and the investments recommended in its final report, which NHS England has supported
Type: News
Priorities for mental health
Following the Taskforce report’s publication last month, Priorities for mental health sets out nine areas for service improvement where there is good evidence of cost-effective interventions.
Type: Publication
Implementing mental health policy: some lessons from recent history
Recent history shows that implementing mental health policy as intended is never straightforward. The hard work starts now.
Type: Publication
Centre for Mental Health welcomes Taskforce report
Chief Executive Sean Duggan responds to the Mental Health Taskforce report.
Type: News
The NHS Mandate and mental health
The Mental Health Policy Group responds to the recently updated NHS Mandate.
Type: Page
The 2015 Benchmarking Network’s report on mental health services and its implications for the NHS
Andy Bell reflects on the report recently published by the 2015 Benchmarking Network, and its implications for NHS mental health services.
Type: Blog