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

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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

23 Nov 2011

The King's Fund Annual Conference 2011

Venue:

Royal College of Physicians

22 Sep 2011

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

Jeremy Hughes: innovating for an ageing society

Jeremy Hughes

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

Publication

Briefing: Mental Health Act 2007

8 Dec 2008

Simon Lawton-Smith

Press release

The King's Fund response to Commission for Social Care Inspection report on dementia care

3 Jun 2008

Press release

Mental illness in England cost £50 billion in 2007

28 May 2008

Publication

Paying the Price

28 May 2008

Paul McCrone, Sujith Dhanasiri, Anita Patel, Martin Knapp, Simon Lawton-Smith

Multimedia: Video

2008 GSK IMPACT Awards: Autism NI

15 May 2008

Publication

Funding the practice of learning

1 Feb 2008

Marsaili Cameron, Sheila Marsh, Kathryn Hinds, Steve Dewar

Press release

The King's Fund responds to announcement of extra money for talking treatments

10 Oct 2007

Article

Patient choice in psychiatry

1 Jul 2007

Simon Lawton-Smith

Publication

Supervised community treatment briefing

19 Apr 2007

Press release

New report confirms conflicting evidence on effectiveness of compulsory community treatment, says The King's Fund

8 Mar 2007

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