NHS & DoH

National Health Service, Department of Heath and other Government policy, reports and other documents related to mental health.

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• Mental Health Concordat – Improving outcomes for people in mental health crisis

February 2014 – Department of Health

“A joint statement about how public services should work together to respond to people who are in mental health crisis – “The document sets out the principles and good practice that should be followed by health staff, police officers and approved mental health professionals when working together to help people in a mental health crisis.”

• A call to action: Achieving parity of esteem; transformative ideas for commissioners

February 2014 – NHS England

• Closing the gap: priorities for essential change in mental health

January 2014 – Department of Health policy

“The document sets out 25 priorities for change. It details how changes in local service planning and delivery will make a difference to the lives of people with mental health problems in the next 2 or 3 years.”

• NHS Mandate 2014 – 2015

November 2013

The NHS Mandate between the government and NHS England sets out the ambitions for the health service

• Summary (2 pages)
• A mandate from the Government to the NHS (31 pages)

• Making mental health services more effective and accessible 

March 2013 – NHS policy

• No Health Without Mental Health: a cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages

November 2011 – Department of Health strategy

Mental health strategy for England

• Easy read version (13 pages)
• Strategy document (103 pages)

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