To promote the sharing of information across the mental health community in the North West the Mental Health Improvement Programme (MHIP), NHS North West, sent out news items about activities relating to mental health and mental health service development. The items were sent in the form of a regular e-bulletin, going out to an extensive network of contacts. All the e-bulletins sent can be found in chronological order below.
January 2011
Issue 241 MHIP final report Issue 240 Evaluation of engagement networks Issue 239 Training needs survey for Perinatal and Infant Mental health care staff Issue 238 Delivering Male Issue 237 Virtual network for children and young people Issue 236 Psychosocial assessment tool within acute care Issue 235 North West launch of The Triangle of Care Issue 234 Review of Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) Issue 233 Embracing recovery can improve mental health services December 2010 Issue 232 Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA) Issue 231 Commissioning Mental Wellbeing for All Issue 230 Sefton Young Advisors Issue 229 Capturing the Social Value of IAPT Issue 228 Breaking the cycle: tackling homelessness, preventing mental illness Issue 227 Personal health budgets – what do you know? Issue 226 Enterprise continues to Bubble in the North West November 2010 Issue 225 MHIP evaluation Issue 224 New centre of excellence at Barrow-in-Furness Issue 223 Social Prescribing in Primary care Issue 222 From Lived Experience to Peer Specialism Issue 221 Wellbeing Project triumphs at regional award ceremony Issue 220 Housebound online forum Issue 219 Workshops engage minority ethnic communities Issue 218 Developing Roles for People with Lived Experience Issue 217 Managers put their training experience into practice Issue 216 Professionals offer mental health advice from libraries
October 2010 Issue 215 It's a Goal! Manager and Coaches appointed Issue 214 Writing is good for mental wellbeing Issue 213 Dementia: preparation is the key Issue 212 Mental Health Improvement Programme ends Issue 211 North West Dual Diagnosis Project Issue 210 Making Recovery a Reality in Manchester and Liverpool Issue 209 Mental Health Clinical Pathway Group report Issue 208 PROMiSE update Issue 207 Learning disability voices will be heard on Patient Opinion Issue 206 IAPT NW & Military Veterans Awareness Training Issue 205 Opinions about Mental Health Trust services in the North West September 2010 Issue 204 St Helens Dual Diagnosis drop-in group Issue 203 Innovative Personality Disorder training Issue 202 Care Quality Commission publishes community mental health survey Issue 201 Stockport Dual Diagnosis Group Issue 200 Survey to define the learning needs relating to autism Issue 199 Collective Voice North West (CV NW) conference Preston Issue 198 Film festival aims to raise awareness of mental health Issue 197 Reference group to support perinatal and infant mental health improvement work Issue 196 Liaison psychiatry teams accredited as ‘excellent’ Issue 195 Mental health strategy (DH) Issue 194 Mental health current awareness August 2010 Issue 193 White paper: service user perspective Issue 192 5 Boroughs Partnership campaigning against mental health stigma Issue 191 DH Director of Mental Health visits North West services Issue 190 Online survey to evaluate Mental Health News Issue 189 White Paper: voluntary sector perspective Issue 188 Trust helps service users back into employment Issue 187 Mental Health News "White Paper" special edition Issue 186 Video diary rooms project Issue 185 Master Class programme Issue 184 Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Improvement Project Issue 183 Silenced because of stigma Issue 182 Hands on: young people making a difference Issue 181 PALS making a difference for young people in Cumbria Issue 180 Young peoples voices in the North West
July 2010 Issue 179 Disability Awareness Day recognises NHS North West support Issue 178 Acute Care Approach Issue 177 Staying in work helps mental health recovery Issue 176 Mental Health Improvement in the North West Issue 175 Services for carers in Bolton Issue 174 Mindful Employer Network Issue 173 Workforce Summit Issue 172 Greater Manchester Fit for Work Service Issue 171 Government minister makes Stockport visit Issue 170 Managing antipsychotic prescribing in dementia Issue 169 Dementia care in an acute setting Issue 168 Life and Dementia in Salford Issue 167 Dementia pilot sites address strategy objectives Issue 166 Dementia: challenges and support Issue 165 "Target: Wellbeing" Evaluation Annual Report June 2010 Issue 164 Shed loads of funding to bring men together Issue 163 Website to profile improvements and innovations in mental health services Issue 162 Enterprise supports road to recovery Issue 161 Advice on prescription Issue 160 Perinatal mental health Issue 159 beyondblue evaluation Issue 158 Carers week - profile on dementia Issue 157 Community Engagement report on psychological therapy services Issue 156 New developments from PROMiSE North West Issue 155 Channelling mental health knowledge in Stockport Issue 154 Collective Voice update Issue 153 Paying for mental health treatment Issue 152 MORE What's new in mental health...... Issue 151 What's new in mental health...... May 2010 Issue 150 Psychological therapies for deaf people Issue 149 Music and the Mind Issue 148 Employment and mental health Issue 147 Psychological Therapies Audit Issue 146 Open Your Mind Issue 145 Time to Change latest campaign Issue 144 Equalities programme in mental health Issue 143 Developing membership schemes Issue 142 Group psychological therapy pilot in Rossendale Issue 141 North West Commissioning for Outcomes Project Issue 140 Mental Health News subscriber survey results April 2010 Issue 139 Young people's admissions Issue 138 Mindfulness courses have positive impact Issue 137 Collaborative service for anxiety and depression Issue 136 Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Services (North West) Issue 135 Depression, a personal account Issue 134 Depression and older people Issue 133 Mindfully Valuing People Now Issue 132 Its a Goal! delivery partner appointed Issue 131 MHIP one year on Issue 130 A great guide on the future of IAPT Issue 129 Fit for Work service for Greater Manchester Issue 128 NHS North West funds training to increase mental health awareness in workplace Issue 127 Video diary booths capture views on mental health March 2010 Issue 126 Get into reading Issue 125 DemenShare project in East Cheshire Issue 124 Very Important Kids (VIK) campaign for change in the North West Issue 123 Quality & performance of mental health services Issue 122 Re-thinking Mental Health Policy in the UK Issue 121 National Life Story Network launch Issue 120 Patient safety data Issue 119 NHS Standard Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Contract Issue 118 Training equips social enterprise managers with tendering skills Issue 117 Oldham has direct LINk to mental health commissioning Issue 115 Mental Wellbeing Week (8th -12th March 2010) Issue 114 CHaMPs to champion positive mental health and wellbeing Issue 113 Primary Care Trusts spending on mental health February 2010 Issue 112 Improving privacy and dignity in mental health Issue 111 Putting the "men" into mental health Issue 110 How do we reach the hard to reach? Issue 109 Jobcentre Plus introduces Mental Health Coordinator role in North West Issue 108 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) pilot in high secure mental health setting Issue 107 Bubble bursting to develop opportunities for enterprise Issue 103 Individual Placement Support (IPS) pilots Issue 106 Lightboxes to help people with Seasonal Affective Disorder Issue 105 Grow your own success! An initiative by the Growth Project Issue 104 Collective Voice sets out its ambitions Issue 102 My Life improves wellbeing Issue 101 Credit Crunch Helpline proves to be a beneficial service January 2010 Issue 100 Take a bite and pass it on! Issue 099 Change is a powerful motivator Issue 098 Bridging the divide between mental and physical care Issue 097 North West Mental Wellbeing Survey Issue 096 Mental health is everybody's business Issue 095 Early intervention referrals service is a success Issue 094 New Horizons - taking the vision forward Issue 093 Working together for Veterans in need Issue 092 New Horizons Issue 091 2010 brings greater challenges and opportunities for mental health Issue 090 Recovery champions visit US Issue 089 Mental Health Intermediate Care team for Older Adults Issue 088 Out and About in Ellesmere Port Issue 087 NHS North West - Mindful of employee wellbeing Issue 086 The Wellbeing Project Issue 085 5 ways to wellbeing December 2009
Issue 084 Thanks for your support! Issue 083 Combating stigma and discrimination in mental health Issue 082 Commitment and enthusiasm for IAPT in North West Issue 081 Get Into Reading Issue 080 We're half way........ Issue 079 Mental Health News gets a new look! Issue 078 Imagine your goal Issue 077 New Horizons Issue 076 Life Stories Issue 075 Laughology - serious about humour
November 2009
Issue 074 Mosaic Family Project Issue 073 Website is a winner! Issue 072 Community Asset Mapping Issue 071 Master classes - engagement models for commissioning services Issue 070 Releasing time to care project Issue 069 beyondblue is beyond expectations! Issue 068 User and carer involvement in commissioning Issue 067 North West Mental Health in Later Life Issue 066 Acute Declaration Issue 065 Comple@t is my cup of tea Issue 064 PSA 16 Individual Placement Support (IPS) Issue 063 Football legends support It’s a Goal in Blackpool Issue 062 Collective Voice North West listens to Manchester Issue 061 Promise North West event Issue 060 It’s a Goal kicks off across the North West
October 2009
Issue 059 Clinical Pathway Group update Issue 058 Bank End Farm project Issue 057 CAMHs Practice Diploma - evaluation of impact on service Issue 056 Social prescibing in Salford Issue 055 Annual LIT Self Assessment Issue 054 Bradley Review Issue 053 SEED Project Issue 052 Anxiety UK Credit Crunch Helpline Issue 051 Health Trainers in Salford Issue 050 Work and Health Issue 049 Staff count! Issue 048 Hearing voices workshop Issue 047 Blackpool starts the ball rolling Issue 046 NHS North West keeping its staff in mind Issue 045 Service user involvement with initiatives September 2009
Issue 044 No health without mental health Issue 043 Get Into Reading Issue 042 Mental Health Inpatient Survey Issue 041 Reducing Waiting Times in A&E Issue 040 Meeting the Mental Health needs of People with Learning Disabilities Issue 039 New Clinincal Pathway Group chair Issue 038 Personalisation and mental health Issue 037 Privacy & Dignity: delivering same sex accommodation in hospitals Issue 036 Mental Health Commissioners Workforce Development Issue 035 Keeping a seat warm on the MHIP Steering Board Issue 034 IAPT: benefits and impact Issue 033 Promise North West launch Issue 032 Safety & Security Directions Consultation Issue 031 National Dementia Strategy Issue 030 Public Sector Agreement (PSA) 16 Issue 029 Black on track Issue 028 Lived experience to shape team roles Issue 027 North West Mental Health Commissioning Network launch Issue 026 World Cup hero making sure young men not left on the bench Issue 025 Get involved in the Promise Network August 2009 Issue 024 Collective Voice North West Issue 023 beyondblue training sites confirmed Issue 022 North West Wellbeing Conference 2009 Issue 021 MHIP - what's our role? Issue 020 NHS Standard Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Contract Issue 019 "Bubble" - supporting social enterprise to improve mental well being Issue 018 Implementing user focused outcomes in commissioning Issue 017 Its A Goal (initiative for young men with depression) Issue 016 Delivering race equality in mental health Issue 015 Help inform the future work of MHIP Issue 014 Care Quality Commission mental health strategy consultation Issue 013 Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - North West overview Issue 012 "Time to Change" summer campaign Issue 011 "Promise" - North West Provider Network Issue 010 Beyond Blue - mental health training programme Issue 009 Mental Health Clinical Pathways Group Issue 008 Mental Health and Work in the NHS Issue 007 Mental Health Commissioners Workforce Survey Issue 006 Patient Opinion
July 2009
Issue 005 Standing Conference launch Issue 004 Anti stigma and discrimination strategy work Issue 003 New Horizons in Mental Health Issue 002 "Thumbs Up" to Mental Health News Issue 001 Introduction to Mental Health News