Mind's responses to policy consultations

Below are some of Mind's responses to consultations from the Government, the UK Parliament and the European Commission. We aim to influence public policy so as to promote mental health and to protect the interests of mental health service users.

All of the documents are in Word format, unless stated otherwise. The blue text indicates the title of the consultation to which we responded, and the text below is the name of the consulting organisation.

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2008

• No one written off: reforming welfare to reward responsibility
  DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) consultation on welfare reform, October 2008
• Finding the balance – benefits and risks of medical treatment
  ABPI (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry) and LTCA (Long-term Conditions Alliance) consultation, June 2008
• Human Rights Inquiry (PDF file)
  EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission) consultation, June 2008
• Justice Committee Inquiry into the work of the Crown Prosecution Service
  Justice Committee, May 2008
• CSCI review of FACS (Fair Access to Care Services) eligibility criteria for social care services
  CSCI (Commission for Social Care Inspections), May 2008
• Consultation on the draft code of practice (England) to the Mental Health Act 1983 (as revised by the Mental Health Act 2007)
  May 2008
• European Commission's legal proposal on medicines information
  European Commission consultation, April 2008
• ‘Improving Health, Supporting Justice’ - A consultation response from the Mental Health and Criminal Justice Third Sector Forum
  Cross-departmental Government consultation, March 2008
• Finding a Shared Vision of how people’s mental health problems should be understood
  DH (Department of Health) consultation, March 2008
• Labour Party ‘Partnership in Power’ (Health) Second Year Consultation
  Labour Party, March 2008
• Improving specialist disability employment services
  DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) consultation, March 2008
• DWP Commissioning Strategy interim report
  DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) report, February 2008
• Modernising social protection for greater social justice and social cohesion
  European Commission consultation, January 2008
• Race for Justice action plan to tackle hate crime
  Recommendations from the Another Assault campaign, January 2008
• Mind's response to Lord Darzi's review of the NHS
  January 2008

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2007

• Submission of Diverse Minds (Mind) to MEDACT report responding to the UK report under Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  MEDACT consultation, November 2007
• Dame Carol Black's Review of the health of the working age population
  November 2007
• In work, better off: next steps to full employment
  DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) consultation on welfare reform, October 2007
• Making Experiences Count: The proposed new arrangements for the handling of health and social care complaints
  Department of Health consultation, October 2007
• A framework for fairness: proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain
  Discrimination Law Review, September 2007
• Consultation on the Care Programme Approach
  September 2007
• The Freud Report, 'Reducing dependency, increasing opportunity: options for the future of welfare to work'
  May 2007
• The Future Regulation of Health and Social Care
  DH (Department of Health) consultation, March 2007
• The human rights of older people in healthcare
  Joint Committee on Human Rights consultation, February 2007
• Equality for Disabled People: How will we know we are making progress?
  Office for Disability Issues consultation, May 2007
• The Government's internal review of prescription charges
  April 2007
• Olympic Delivery Authority - Draft Equality and Diversity Strategy
  Consultation, February 2007
• Public services putting people first
  Public Administration Select Committee consultation, February 2007

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2006

• Legal aid: a sustainable future
  Legal Services Commission consultation, October 2006
• Consultation on the European Convergence Programme 2007-2013
  Mind Cymru's response, October 2006
• Low Pay Commission consultation on the National Minimum Wage
  September 2006
• Tackling nuisance or disturbing behaviour on NHS healthcare premises
  September 2006
• Consultation on the definition of disability
  Disability Rights Commission consultation, February 2006
• EC Green Paper: Improving the mental health of the population
  EC consultation, May 2006
• Written Evidence to the House of Lords EU Committee on EC Green Paper
  June 2006
• Consultation on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Draft Code of Practice
  June 2006
• Creating Sustainable Communities: Supporting Independence
  Supporting People Programme consultation, February 2006
• A new deal for welfare: Empowering people to work
  DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) consultation, April 2006
• NICE guidelines on bipolar affective disorder
  NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) consultation, February 2006
• NICE draft guidance on physical activity
  NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) consultation, February 2006

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2005

• Co-payments and charges in the NHS
  House of Commons Health Committee Inquiry, December 2005
• Rural Social and Community Programme Consultation
  Defra, October 2005
• Your health, your care, your say
  Department of Health, October 2005
• Guidance on the legal definition of disability under the DDA
  Department for Work and Pensions, October 2005
• Better Governance for Wales
  Wales Office, September 2005
• Inquiry into reform of Incapacity Benefit and Pathways to Work
  Work and Pensions Select Committee, September 2005
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service
  Department of Health, September 2005
• Draft National Service Framework for Older People in Wales
  Welsh Assembly Government, September 2005
• Smoke-free Elements of the Health Improvement and Protection Bill
  Department of Health, September 2005
• Feeling depressed or anxious?
  Leaflets on coping with depression and anxiety, produced in collaboration with the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health and the Royal College of General practitioners, August 2005.
• Independence, well-being and choice. Our vision for the future of social care for adults in England
  Department of Health Green Paper, August 2005
• Mental Health Act Commission Race Equality Scheme and Action Plan
  Mental Health Act Commission, August 2005
• "Bournewood" consultation
  Department of Health, June 2005
• Assessment for improvement
  Healthcare Commission, February 2005
• Self-harm: understanding the NICE guideline (information for adults) (PDF file)
• Self-harm: understanding the NICE guideline (information for young people) (PDF file)
  Both leaflets were published in January 2005 by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) in partnership with Mind.
• Strengthening service user and carer involvement in NIMHE
  HASCAS and NIMHE, September 2004 and January 2005

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2004

• Service User Involvement in Clinical What?
  Article first published in The Mental Health Review, vol 9, issue 3, September 2004
• Sharing the challenge, sharing the benefits - Equality and diversity in the medical workforce
  Department of Health, September 2004
• The National Service Framework for Mental Health - five years on 
  July 2004
• Mind's Policy on Medicine regulation in the UK (PDF file)
  June 2004

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2003

• Securing good health for the whole population
  HM Treasury, November 2003
• Choice, equity and responsiveness in the NHS and social care 
  Department of Health, November 2003
• Making Partnerships Work: A proposed strategic partnership agreement between the Department of Health, the NHS and the Voluntary and Community Sector
  Department of Health, November 2003
• Delivering Race Equality - a Framework for Action 
  Department of Health,  October 2003
• Mental health and social exclusion
  Social Exclusion Unit, September 2003
• Inquiry into deaths in custody
  Joint Committee on Human Rights, September 2003

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2002

• Mind's Policy on Primary Care (PDF file)