To promote the sharing of information across the mental health community in the North West the Mental Health Improvement Programme (MHIP), NHS North West, sends out news items about activities relating to mental health and mental health service development. The items are sent in the form of a regular e-bulletin, going out to an extensive network of contacts.
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February 2010 Issue 105 Grow your own success! An initiative by the Growth Project Issue 104 Collective Voice sets out its ambitions Issue 103 Individual Placement Support (IPS) pilots Issue 102 My Life improves wellbeing Issue 101Credit 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