Mental Health

NHS at 72: Managing mental health services going forward

03.07.20: Sean Duggan, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Network Let’s take this opportunity to reflect on the amazing achievements of our health system over the past few months. But as we recognise the best of the NHS and its response to th...

Empower your superheroes to power your organisation

29.06.20: Words provided by Quinyx, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive The year 2020 has been nothing short of cataclysmic for the entire world. Not a single person would disagree that Covid-19 has changed everything. While being in th...

South East London CCG launches mental health campaign

24.06.20: A new campaign to support people living in south east London experiencing mental ill health during the coronavirus pandemic has been launched by NHS South East London Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The ‘Free Your Mind’ camp...

The mental health victims of the pandemic – the role of intervention

22.06.20: Parminder Sandhu, Mental Health Services Manager for Health Exchange As the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues, there is increased awareness that the virus is causing problems far beyond physical illness. So, what are some of...

RCGP predicts surge in patients with PTSD post-coronavirus

22.06.20: A number of learning materials initially developed to assist GP practices in providing targeted support to military veterans returning from war zones and adjusting back to civilian life are set to be reworked by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) a...

Stroke Association launches digital guide for people with aphasia

18.06.20: The Stroke Association has sought to help as many as 350,000 stroke survivors suffering from aphasia, a common communication disability, who are at a greater risk of becoming lonelier and more isolated during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Public Health England launches free psychological first aid training

16.06.20: Frontline staff and volunteers at the forefront of the national coronavirus response across England will be able to access a new psychological first aid training course online today for free, being offered by Public Health England (PHE). ...

NHS Providers: Support needed to meet mental health services demands

11.06.20: With the publication of evidence-based research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies into the additional demands on mental health services as a result of the current coronavirus pandemic, NHS Providers Deputy Chief Executive Saffron Cordery...

HEE announces plans to expand psychological care training places

03.06.20: Health Education England (HEE) has announced its plans to bolster psychological care by increasing key training for these roles by 25% nationally. From September 2020, the number of training places for NHS Child Psychologists and Child and...

Mental health community projects to receive £5m additional funding

02.06.20: Community projects around the country supporting people with their mental health during the current coronavirus outbreak are set to receive a share of £5m additional funding announced by Mental Health Minister Nadine Dorries. Vol...

PPP Taking Care donate £100k to Age UK Emergency Coronavirus Appeal

28.05.20: Words provided by PPP Taking Care, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive With the UK currently on lockdown for the foreseeable future, more and more of our older population are facing long periods of time being isolated, with no...

Kindness is key to overcoming Covid-19 crisis

26.05.20: Nuno Albuquerque, Group Treatment Lead, UK Addiction Treatment Group, explains why your mental health is just as important as washing your hands “You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.” – Publilius S...

Health charities to receive £22m government funding support

22.05.20: Health Minister Nadine Dorries has announced £22m of government funding will be awarded to mental health, ambulance, social care, learning disabilities, autism and dementia charities to help support their work during the current coron...

RCP: Concerns still present among many clinicians

20.05.20: As the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) continues to survey its members during the coronavirus outbreak, it is successfully building up a more detailed picture of the workforce, the impacts on it and its continuing concerns around Covid-19...

Empowering GPs during the tough times of Covid-19

19.05.20: Dr Owain Hughes, founder of Cinapsis, discusses how the Covid-19 crisis highlights the referral burden placed on GPs. The onus of deciding who should be referred for hospital or specialist care has weighed heavy on the shoulders of GPs for...