Mental health and social care services
Mind is committed to campaigning for accessible, effective and accountable mental health and social care services across England and Wales.
Too many people currently receive substandard care when experiencing mental distress – and others find it impossible to access any service at all.
At present, Mind is focused on a number of health and social care issues. These include working with the Government to ensure the latest raft of health and social care reforms deliver improvements for people experiencing mental distress, calling for people with experience of mental distress to have equal access to personal budgets, and working with other charities to campaign for more affordable prescription charges for those with long term conditions.
What we've been up to recently
- In February 2011, Mind gave to the Health and Social Care Bill Committee and with the other mental health charities produced a briefing for the second reading of the Bill.
- Mind also gave evidence to the Health Select Committee's commission of enquiry on the Health White Paper, . Sophie Corlett, Mind's Director of External Relations focussed on competence and confidence in commissioning for mental health, improving pathways to recovery and the needs of vulnerable groups and people with a limited voice. and/ or our briefing on commissioning mental health services.
Although work on health and social care issues can be complex and long-term, our work has and will continue to make significant progress.
For example, by working with civil servants on the issue of men and mental health Mind was recently commissioned, along with Men’s Health Forum, to write a guidance paper for mental health service providers on how to meet the mental health needs of men.
To find out more about the health and social care issues that we are currently working on, please use the links below.
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NHS reforms - listening exercise
The NHS is undergoing huge changes at the moment. Read our recommendations, reviews and updated campaign work here.
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Social care services
Many mental health patients do not access the social services they need. Mind is pushing for social care reform, including the promotion of independent living through personal budgets.
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Hospital stays - putting safety first
Some hospital environments are so unsafe and inappropriate that they hinder rather than help recovery. MInd is lobbying for in inpatient care to be safe, therapeutic and backed up by well-trained staff and patient consultation.
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Long-term depression
Long-term depression is very unpleasant for those who have it as difficulties with work, family and social lives are common. Mind has teamed up with University College London to look at the way recurrent or enduring depression is treated in primary care.
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Men and mental health
Mind research shows that men can struggle to be open about mental health issues.
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Prescription charges
Every year, 800,000 people in England fail to get some or all of their prescriptions because they simply cannot afford the cost.
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Public health
Introduction to the Government's three consultations on public health, 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People', February 2011
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Regulation
At present, anyone can call themselves a psychotherapist or counsellor and treat members of the public. We are calling independent regulation for psychotherapists and counsellors by the state, like all other professions working in mental health practice.
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The future of mental health
Mind is part of the Future Vision Coalition, which sets out what we believe are the priorities for mental health policy over the next decade.
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Suicide Prevention