New whistleblowing helpline for the NHS & social care launched
Posted: 6th January 2012
Extra money to help people leaving hospital
Posted: 6th January 2012
Webchat on social care engagement and mental health services
Posted: 25th November 2011
As part of the Caring for our future engagement that launched in September, David Behan, Director General for Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships and Dr Andrew McCulloch, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation, will be hosting a live webchat on Tuesday 29 November at 11am.
Children and teenagers to benefit from successful adult mental health therapy
Posted: 3rd November 2011
The Government is investing £32 million in psychological therapies, including talking therapies, for children and young people with mental health problems.
Department of Health & Comic Relief commit £20m to tackle mental health stigma & discrimination
Posted: 26th October 2011
The charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness are to receive £16 million from the Department of Health and £4 million from Comic Relief to continue running the Time to Change Programme until March 2015.
The Harbour: therapeutic group for carers
Posted: 24th October 2011
Do you look after someone with a life threatening illness? If so then this group could be for you.
Rethink Mental Illnes (formerly Rethink Bristol) receive a reprieve
Posted: 7th October 2011
Rethink Mental Illness – Bristol Community Support Services (formerly Rethink Bristol) are pleased to announce that once again they are available to offer support to service users in the Bristol area and are happy to begin accepting referrals with immediate effect.
World Mental Health Day - 10 October 2011
Posted: 7th October 2011
Improving dementia care - NHS Memory Services receive £10 million injection
Posted: 22nd September 2011
£10 million is being made available to kick start a transformation in the way people with dementia are treated by the NHS, Care Services Minister, Paul Burstow announced recently.
Dementia engagement and empowerment project
Posted: 17th August 2011
The Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP) aims to identify and collate information about the various groups, projects and activities across the UK which involve people diagnosed with dementia and which attempt to influence the relevant services and policies.