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In 2006 the Mental Health Policy Group at the LSE published 'The Depression Report', commonly referred to as the Layard Report, advocating for the expansion of psychotherapy on the NHS. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] This facilitated the development of IAPT initiatives, [ 26 ] including two demonstration sites (pilot studies) and then training schemes for new ...
A mental health trust provides health and social care services for people with mental health disorders in England. [1] There are 54 mental health trusts. They are commissioned and funded by clinical commissioning groups. Patients usually access the services of mental health trusts through their GP (primary care medical doctor) or via a stay in ...
Mental health services were not integrated with physical health services when the NHS was established in 1948. Shortages of money, staff and buildings continued. Confederation of Health Service Employees organised an overtime ban in 1956, the first national industrial action in the NHS.
In England, an integrated care system (ICS) is a statutory partnership of organisations who plan, buy, and provide health and care services in their geographical area. The organisations involved include the NHS , local authorities, voluntary and charity groups, and independent care providers.
NHS mental health and learning disability services in the county are now provided by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Mental health patients from Manchester were transferred to private clinics, many in remote locations, more than 670 times between 2013 and 2015. Manchester Mental ...
In October 2014, NHS England and the Department of Health jointly published Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020 [6] as part of the government’s extended commitment to achieving parity of esteem for mental and physical health. The publication was based on and led to further key initiatives and policy documents that ...
Current policy in England is based on the Green Paper (2017) and the NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan (2019). It focuses on mental health promotion, mental ill-health prevention and early intervention, workforce expansion, community-based mental support teams (including school-based mental health workers), and 24/7 crisis services.
It will provide community-based physical health for adults and children, some outpatient services, primary medical services, mental health services, public health, learning disabilities services, urgent care centres and GP out-of-hours care. Adult social care services will be introduced at a later stage of the 15-year contract.