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Mental health

Services for people with mental health issues have seen some of the biggest changes over the lifespan of the NHS. A key challenge in the future will be to deliver better value for money without sacrificing quality of care.

Overview

Blogs on mental health

Where to begin?

14 Feb 2013
David Buck

A better future for mental health care: acceptance, choice and dignity

31 Jan 2013
Alastair Campbell
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Mental health projects

Mental health and long-term conditions: the cost of co-morbidity

We are working with partners to review the research evidence on the extent of co-morbidities and their impact on the quality and cost of care.

Mental health and the productivity challenge

This project explored opportunities to re-design mental health services in order to improve productivity, but without sacrificing quality of care.

Highlighted publication

Long-term conditions and mental health: The cost of co-morbidities publication cover

Long-term conditions and mental health

The cost of co-morbidities
9 Feb 2012
Chris Naylor, Amy Galea, Michael Parsonage, David McDaid, Martin Knapp, Matt Fossey
Our report, published jointly with Centre for Mental Health, reviews the evidence on the interaction between mental health and long-term physical health conditions and offers examples of innovative practice to combat the problems associated with co-existing conditions.
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Reading Room

Want to know more about mental health?

For more resources on mental health, including reading lists, database searches and useful web pages, visit our Reading Room.

Contact for this work

Chris Naylor
Email Chris
Follow on @chrisbnaylor on Twitter

Dementia care

Environments of care for dementia

We have launched a new programme to improve the care environment for people with dementia to support the implementation of the national dementia strategy.

Mental health event highlights

The King's Fund Annual Conference 2011

Venue:
Royal College of Physicians

The role of mental health services in improving care for long-term conditions

Venue:
The King's Fund
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Relevant audio/video

Video

Jeremy Hughes: innovating for an ageing society

Jeremy Hughes
Video

Jeremy Hughes: innovations in dementia care

Jeremy Hughes
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Our comments on mental health

Failure to address mental health problems in people with long-term conditions costs NHS billions

9 Feb 2012

Radical changes to mental health services needed to cut costs and improve patient care, says new report

2 Dec 2010
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Our work on this topic

Press release
Radical changes to mental health services needed to cut costs and improve patient care, says new report
2 Dec 2010
Multimedia: Video
Mental health and the productivity challenge
2 Dec 2010
Chris Naylor
Publication
Mental health and the productivity challenge
2 Dec 2010
Chris Naylor , Andy Bell
Project
Mental health and the productivity challenge
13 Jul 2010
Press release
Dementia services and prison health care environments to be the focus of new improvement projects
25 Mar 2010
Article
Consultation response: New Horizons
15 Oct 2009
Project
Partners for Health in London
14 Oct 2009
Multimedia: Video
2009 GSK IMPACT Awards: The Clive Project
4 Jun 2009
Page
Partners for Health: Mind in Croydon
6 May 2009
Press release
People with dementia to benefit from major investment in health care environments
30 Apr 2009

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