Starting today: the future of mental health services

"The economic impact of poor mental health is estimated to be over £100 billion to the economy each year in England alone. Yet despite this, we know that the care and treatment that we offer people with mental health problems is variable - many people with mental health problems have trouble accessing services; interventions are not always effective; services can be poor at providing a holistic response to people’s needs, for instance neglecting people’s physical health; and many simply get no help at all (some do not seek it, or give up trying due to difficulties accessing help)."

Starting today: the future of mental health services
Mental Health Foundation
September 2013

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Briefing on NHS health checks for local authorities

"Local authorities are now responsible for commissioning health checks. This briefing provides information about the programme."

Briefing on NHS health checks for local authorities
Primary Care Commissioning
April 2013

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Successful provision of NHS Health checks

"This paper reports specifically on the findings from the evaluation in respect of the setting up of Healthy Heart Checks in community pharmacies and aims to offer some lessons for other service settings where this option is seen as a way of providing low threshold services which will minimise inequalities in intervention uptake."

Making a success of providing NHS Health Checks in community pharmacies across the Tees Valley: a qualitative study
RJ McNaughton, NTA Oswald, JS Schucksmith, PJ Heywood, PS Watson
BMC Health Services Research, 2011, 11:222

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The best of clinical pathway redesign

The examples in this report, demonstrate innovative solutions to major health challenges such as cancer, heart disease, stroke and chronic respiratory conditions.

The best of clinical pathway redesign : practical examples delivering benefits to patients
NHS Improvement
July 2011

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