Mental health

Our work on mental health and mental health services

Funding and staffing of NHS mental health providers: still waiting for parity

Our report finds that the spending gap between NHS acute hospitals and NHS mental health providers is widening.

Quality improvement in mental health

Quality improvement has a role to play in improving the quality of care in mental health services. Our report looks at what organisations need to do to implement a quality improvement approach effectively and the benefits this can bring.

Mental health and new models of care: lessons from the vanguards

This report argues that new care models and vanguards need to make more of opportunities to improve care through integrated approaches to mental health.

Integrating mental and physical health

Bringing together physical and mental health: A new frontier for integrated care

Our report looks at the integration of physical and mental health. The authors discuss 10 areas that offer some of the biggest opportunities for improving quality and controlling costs.

Cultural change is as important as funding in transforming mental health

There is a growing disquiet around mental health. Across the board people are calling for change, but what exactly is it that needs to be done and how can we bring about the ‘parity of esteem’ that we all seek?

Transforming mental health: A plan of action for London

This report describes a vision for the future of mental health provision in London, generated through a process of engagement with key stakeholders in the capital.

London needs action plan for mental health

London needs an action plan for mental health to address wide variations in quality of care and meet commitments to put mental health on an equal footing with physical health, says a report published today by The King's Fund.

Luke Solomons and Hannah Johnson: innovative dementia care in the general hospital

Luke Solomons and Hannah Johnson discuss the challenges of providing dementia care in an acute hospital setting and explain how making dementia-friendly changes to the care settings at Royal Berkshire Hospital have contributed significantly to a transformation in dementia care.

Dominic Stenning: Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England

Dominic Stenning, one of the experts by experience group who is assisting the Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care, agreed with the commissioners that a new settlement for health and social care funding is required, and asks them to consider mental health too.

2014 GSK IMPACT Awards: Open Secret

Open Secret is based in Falkirk and provides confidential support to individuals and families whose lives have been affected by childhood abuse and trauma.

2014 GSK IMPACT Awards: Aware Defeat Depression

Aware Defeat Depression supports people in Northern Ireland affected by depression.

We can learn more from India than how to cut costs

Here’s a puzzle for you. You have a population of one million people, three psychiatrists, and no mental health nurses. How do you go about delivering mental health care?

It's time to start asking and answering the hard questions: a view from an expert by experience

Dominic Stenning is a member of the experts by experience group for the Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England. He spoke at the launch of the interim report, giving a frank and compelling patient perspective on the health, mental health and social care system.

Dominic Stenning: A view from experience at the Barker Commission interim report launch

Dominic Stenning, a member of the experts by experience group that has been working with the Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England, told his powerful story at the launch of the commission's interim report.

Geraldine Strathdee: NHS England's strategy for mental health

Dr Geraldine Strathdee, National Clinical Director for Mental Health, NHS England, delivered the keynote address at our event on mental health, imparting practical guidance for improving mental health and highlighting her priorities for improvement.

Improving mental health: How community and primary care services can support better mental health outcomes

Re-allocating the money: who should lead on reforming mental health?

The focus on delivering improvements in mental health care is currently dominated by how funding is allocated. But in the midst of the debate, little thought has been given to who should receive this money, and importantly how this could lead to reforming the system.

Helen Gilburt: Mental health services transformation in London

Helen Gilburt, Fellow in Health Policy at The King's Fund, talks through our paper, 'Service transformation: Lessons from mental health', addressing a number of key issues, including the drivers of and barriers to change and the lessons we can learn for future transformation.

David Osborn: Complications of multi-morbidities and serious mental illness

Dr David Osborn, Reader in Community Psychiatric Epidemiology, Mental Health Sciences Unit, University College London, discussed the link between mental and physical health, focusing specifically on cardiovascular screening for people with severe mental illness.

Llewellyn Lewis: Achieving positive outcomes in community mental health services

Dr Llewellyn Lewis, Deputy Medical Director, South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, spoke at our recent event on mental health. He discussed the Maintaining Adherence programme (MAP), which is currently being piloted in Southend.

Simon Gilbody: The links between smoking and mental ill health

Professor Simon Gilbody, Director, Mental Health and Addictions Research Group (MHARG), University of York, discussed the effects of smoking, indicating that it was the most important, modifiable risk factor in severe mental ill health at our recent event on mental health.

What hospitals can learn from mental health service transformation

Commissioners should take the opportunity to redesign services while considering the needs of patients, says Helen Gilburt.

Service transformation: Lessons from mental health

This paper examines the transformation of mental health services in England and the relevance to current policy. Drawing on workshops with those involved in the changes and a review of published literature, the paper explores the context and factors that enabled change to happen in mental health.

Achieving equitable outcomes between mental and physical health: how can we make change happen?

The poor health outcomes of people with co-existing mental and physical conditions represent one of the greatest inequalities in health. What needs to happen to change this?

Inpatient mental health services reading list

A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.

Improving access to mental health services reading list

A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.

General practice: Our work on GPs and general practice

Integrated approaches to mental health

A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.