Tag Archives: mental health

More needs to be done for mental health care in the community

Mental health teams in hospitals can achieve major cost savings to the NHS, reveals new report

Edited by Andy Porter editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk

Liaison psychiatry teams in general hospitals can cut costs to the NHS by reducing how many people need beds and how long they stay, according to a report published by Centre for Mental Health with the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network and the London School of Economics and Political Science, and funded by the Strategic Health Authority Mental Health Leads.
Liaison psychiatry services provide mental health care to people being treated for physical health conditions in general hospitals.

‘Self Care Week’ helps people with long term conditions and their carers

West Midlands Ambulance Service Promotes Self Care Week

Author: Murray Macgregor Published: 18th November 2011 11:29

NHS Self Care Week.

West Midlands Ambulance Service is backing a campaign by the NHS which encourages the public to take control of their own health and wellbeing.

The primary focus of ‘Self Care Week’ is on the public, people with long term conditions and their carers, which is a key area of work for the ambulance service.  By making sure people are prepared, there is a significant potential to reduce the number of 999 calls and help keep hospital admissions down.

Meet Me in Winter is a demonstration of what’s possible when people unite

REAL PEOPLE. REAL VOICES. REAL FACES. REAL LIVES.

 

Look! We’re in Metro and the Daily Mail!

Meet Me in Winter is a demonstration of what’s possible when people unite – when they share their time, their commitment, their dreams, their stories and their resources to achieve extraordinary things.  It’s a song, a music video, a celebration and an ever expanding community of people….

We want our song to be heard everywhere. We want it to be played on the radio and the video shown on TV. We want to teach it to anyone who’d like to learn it and then sing together.