Publications 

Latest publications from the Mental Health Network for a full list of all NHS Confederation publications visit our publications section.

Mental Health Network annual review 2009/10

Mental Health Network annual review 2009/10

Date: 14/6/2010

The Mental Health Network (MHN) 2009/10 annual review outlines the network’s significant achievements on behalf of its members over the past year with a look ahead to its priorities and work programmes for 2010/11. more

Improving services for adults with autism

Improving services for adults with autism

Date: 10/6/2010

This Briefing summarises the key points of Fulfilling and rewarding lives and the first year delivery plan that accompanies it, focusing particularly on what it means for the NHS. more

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Working it out: employment for people with a mental health condition

Date: 3/3/2010

The link between employment and positive mental health is an issue of great importance for the NHS, both in terms of supporting service users to recover from mental health conditions and for improving staff productivity. more

Delivering same-sex accommodation in mental health and learning disability services

Delivering same-sex accommodation in mental health and learning disability services

Date: 25/1/2010

The provision of same-sex accommodation across the NHS is a visible affirmation of the health service’s commitment to respecting the dignity and privacy of those who use its services. more

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New Horizons: the next stage of mental health policy

Date: 23/12/2009

This Briefing summarises the key points of New Horizons, and focuses on what the strategy means for the NHS. more

Improving Health, Supporting Justice

Improving Health, Supporting Justice

Date: 23/12/2009

This Briefing outlines the main points of the Government’s national delivery plan for improving the health outcomes of this group. more

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Shaping personal health budgets: a view from the top

Date: 3/12/2009

Personalisation is a key aspect of future health policy, but how close is it to becoming a reality? This report presents the opinions of local health and social care leaders on the future of personal health budgets. more

Patient safety fact sheet

Patient safety fact sheet - Mental health services

Date: 17/11/2009

This fact sheet details seven questions every board member should ask about patient safety in organisations providing mental health services. more

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Getting to a good place: partnership working for mental health patients

Date: 16/11/2009

This Briefing explores how ambulance services and mental health services can work together to provide the best care for patients with mental health problems. more

Mental health and the economic downturn

Mental health and the economic downturn

Date: 12/11/2009

National priorities and NHS solutions more

Mental health factsheet: Patient safety

Mental health fact sheet: Patient safety

Date: 8/10/2009

Fact sheet: Seven questions every board member should ask about patient safety in organisations providing mental health services. more

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Seeing double: meeting the challenge of dual diagnosis

Date: 24/9/2009

Dual diagnosis is the term used to describe people who have concurrent mental health and substance misuse or alcohol problems. It affects a third of mental health service users, half of substance misuse service users and 70 per cent of prisoners. more

Mental Health Network factsheet - August 2009

Mental Health Network factsheet

Date: 14/8/2009

The Mental Health Network has produced a factsheet on key statistics and trends in mental health. more

A future vision for mental health

A future vision for mental health

Date: 9/7/2009

This report sets out a new vision for the future of mental health and well-being in England. Based on four principles, it outlines the priorites that the Future Vision Coalition believes should underpin mental health policy for the next decade. more

Mental Health Network annual report 2008-09

Mental Health Network annual report 2008/09

Date: 15/6/2009

The Mental Health Network (MHN) annual report 2008/09 outlines how the network has been supporting its members over the past 12 months with an overview of its work and key achievements in 2008/09. more

Healthy mind, healthy body

Healthy mind, healthy body

Date: 7/5/2009

How liaison psychiatry services can transform quality and productivity in acute settings. more

Scoping ‘quality accounts’ in mental health

Scoping ‘quality accounts’ in mental health

Date: 22/4/2009

The Mental Health Network is at the forefront of shaping the debate about what ‘quality accounts’ might look like in mental health. more

Moving on: from New Ways of Working to a creative capable workforce

Moving on: from New Ways of Working to a creative capable workforce

Date: 18/3/2009

The New Ways of Working (NWW) programme has helped develop mental health services in recent years. This Briefing celebrates the achievements of NWW, outlines its impact and sets the scene for the next phase of workforce development. more

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Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Date: 25/2/2009

The deprivation of liberty safeguards address the October 2004 European Convention on Human Rights ‘Bournewood’ judgement... more

Personal health budgets

Personal health budgets: the shape of things to come?

Date: 16/1/2009

The 2008 NHS Next Stage Review endorsed the proposal to include NHS funding within personal budgets. This report explores the potential of personalisation and is designed to stimulate further debate. more

Implementing the Mental Health Acto

Implementing the Mental Health Act 2007

Date: 1/10/2008

The Mental Health Act 2007 updated the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. more

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A new vision for mental health

Date: 18/6/2008

A discussion paper intended to provoke a wide-ranging debate about the best direction for mental health policy. more

Implementing a national policy on violence

Implementing national policy on violence and abuse

Date: 13/6/2008

This Briefing outlines the current Department of Health policy on violence and abuse pertaining to adult mental health services; the pilot implementation of this policy under the aegis of the Mental Health Trusts Collaboration Project. more

World class mental health commissioning

World class mental health commissioning

Date: 13/6/2008

The NHS Confederation's Mental Health Network and Primary Care Trust Network held a one-off workshop on world-class mental health commissioning on 27 February. This discussion paper summarises the discussions and thinking created at the workshop. more

Delivering race equality in mental health

Delivering race equality in mental health

Date: 26/3/2008

Briefing outlining the key points of the Department of Health's Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health programme and the next steps for commissioners. more

Learning disibilities

Learning disabilities

Date: 22/1/2008

The way forward for learning disability health services. Briefing on specialist learning disability health services exploring the new Department of Health guidance, the updated Mansell report and the implications for commissioners. more

Maintaining the momentum

Maintaining the momentum

Date: 19/10/2007

This report raises awareness about the challenges facing child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). more

Time and trouble

Time and trouble

Date: 17/5/2007

Serious mental illness has been called the last taboo, with people using services commonly described in ways that would be considered offensive if applied to other minority or discriminated groups. more

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