Mental Health is a key focus for the Government and politicians alike, the Mental Health Strategy “No Health without Mental Health”, published in 2011 is a cross government mental health outcome strategy for people of all ages.
This document set out the long term ambition for the transformation of mental health care and the way that people with mental health problems are supported in society as a whole.
The strategy was built around six objectives:
This strategy was further enforced by a number of policy documents that have been published since such as “Closing the Gap” (PDF) an implementation guide, and pilots such as the Street Triage and most recently by the Crisis Care Concordat (further information regarding both these elements and can be found in other sections of the MHDN network pages).
The launch of the Strategic Clinical Networks in April 2013, and the recruitment of national clinical directors, Dr Geraldine Strathdee for Mental Health, added a greater focus on the importance of transforming mental health care. Our work plan identifies the programmes of work that we are involved in and how we are taking the mental health agenda forward.