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Mental Health Network

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The Mental Health Network of the NHS Confederation is the voice for NHS funded mental health and learning disability service providers in England. 

We represent NHS providers from across the statutory, independent and third sectors in working with government, regulators, opinion formers, media and the wider NHS to promote excellence in mental health services and the importance of good mental health.

Sean Duggan

Our people

Find out who's who and meet our board and the team.

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About the Mental Health Network

Our work is driven by our commitment to improving mental health care and the provision of mental health and disability services.

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Membership

Membership of the Mental Health Network is open to any provider of NHS-funded mental health services.

Zoe Blake

My Mental Health Network: Zoe Blake

The Mental Health Network is pleased to publish a series of online articles dedicated to profiling our members and their experience of the network.

Rob Brougham

My Mental Health Network: Rob Brougham

The Mental Health Network is pleased to publish a series of online articles dedicated to profiling our members and their experience of the network.

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Mental Health Workforce Project

A joint project commissioned by NHS Employers supported by Health Education England and delivered by the Mental Health Network.

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Mental Health Medical Directors' Forum

A newly established, dedicated forum for Medical Directors for organisations that provide NHS-funded mental health services.

Latest News

Mental Health Network seeks nominations for new board members

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The Mental Health Network (MHN) is currently seeking nominations to two positions on its board: an Independent sector representative and a Third sector representative.

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NHS Long Term Plan represents vital progress, says Mental Health Network

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Sean Duggan, chief executive of the Mental Health Network, responds to the publication of the NHS Long-term Plan

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Mental Health Policy Group responds to publication of NHS long term plan

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The Mental Health Policy Group has issued a joint response to the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan

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Long-term plan ambition is one thing and action is something else, says NHS Confederation

Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, responds to today's announcements about the NHS Long-term Plan

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This paper looks at the performance of the NHS in three key areas: finance, performance and mental health. It finds that ‘red is the new black’ when it comes to NHS finances, with 48 per cent of trusts forecasting deficits by the end of 2018. For performance, the NHS fell short of a number of key targets and experienced a significant increase in emergency activity on 2017. While mental health services performed better in terms of finance and targets than the rest of the provider sector, the report finds that they are still lacking the breadth of services they should provide.

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Health and care organisations have come together through the Welsh NHS Confederation Policy Forum to outline the key areas that the Welsh Government should consider during the consultation ‘Connected Communities: Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation’.

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On the first Mental Health's Nurses' Day and at a time when the health service faces significant change, Alice Lloyd, student mental health nurse, describes how the changing policy landscape affects those embarking on a career in the NHS.

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