Being ‘Equally Well’: Can we achieve this for people with severe mental illness?

2024-01-24T13:45:25+00:00

Jan Hutchinson, Centre for Mental Health An ongoing challenge for people with a severe mental illness is that the priority which is given to their [...]

Being ‘Equally Well’: Can we achieve this for people with severe mental illness?2024-01-24T13:45:25+00:00

Urgent action needed to address unacceptable inequalities facing people with severe mental illness

2023-10-19T11:35:45+00:00

The shocking inequalities experienced by people living with severe mental illness must drive urgent action for change, Centre for Mental Health and Equally Well UK [...]

Urgent action needed to address unacceptable inequalities facing people with severe mental illness2023-10-19T11:35:45+00:00

New graduate posts in mental health: a challenging yet rewarding start to a career in Dietetics

2023-10-16T13:08:13+00:00

Dietitians have an important role in improving the physical health of people with severe mental illness. People with severe mental illness tend to eat more [...]

New graduate posts in mental health: a challenging yet rewarding start to a career in Dietetics2023-10-16T13:08:13+00:00

Supporting people with Personality Disorders to receive joined up physical and mental healthcare

2023-04-27T17:13:22+00:00

Lisa, Verity and Sheena, Transformation Partners in Health and Care The team at Transformation Partners in Health and Care is working to ensure the physical [...]

Supporting people with Personality Disorders to receive joined up physical and mental healthcare2023-04-27T17:13:22+00:00

Personal experience of receiving the SMI Physical Health Check

2023-02-20T16:13:09+00:00

Nikita Le Sauvage, Equally Well UK Expert by Experience member As an expert by experience, I have been fortunate to have had many examples of [...]

Personal experience of receiving the SMI Physical Health Check2023-02-20T16:13:09+00:00

Addressing health inequalities: developing a better understanding of physical health checks

2022-12-06T15:56:14+00:00

Addressing health inequalities: developing a better understanding of physical health checks for people with severe mental illness from Black African and Caribbean communities by Jes [...]

Addressing health inequalities: developing a better understanding of physical health checks2022-12-06T15:56:14+00:00

Equally Well UK welcomes Marsha McAdam and Hannah Moore as new Expert by Experience Group chair and vice-chair

2022-10-19T12:24:46+00:00

19 October 2022 Equally Well UK, the national collaborative for better physical health for people with a mental illness, is delighted to welcome Marsha McAdam [...]

Equally Well UK welcomes Marsha McAdam and Hannah Moore as new Expert by Experience Group chair and vice-chair2022-10-19T12:24:46+00:00

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust – Connecting for a Better Life

2022-08-18T23:24:13+00:00

by Louise Nicholson, Clinical Nurse Lead for Physical Health (Oxford - Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Wards) If you are wondering what the frisson [...]

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust – Connecting for a Better Life2022-08-18T23:24:13+00:00

Equally Well renews call for government to prioritise people living with severe mental illness for the flu vaccination

2022-07-21T16:17:09+00:00

Equally Well leaders have sent a letter to Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, asking that those living with severe mental [...]

Equally Well renews call for government to prioritise people living with severe mental illness for the flu vaccination2022-07-21T16:17:09+00:00

New research to understand food insecurity experiences of adults living with a diagnosis of severe mental illness

2022-03-31T19:35:20+00:00

New research, which is the first of its kind in the UK, is being funded to learn more about adults living with food insecurity and [...]

New research to understand food insecurity experiences of adults living with a diagnosis of severe mental illness2022-03-31T19:35:20+00:00

Healthy Together Peer Support successfully tackling health inequalities in Suffolk

2022-02-24T18:47:09+00:00

By Suffolk User Forum Healthy Together Team (pictured: James Woolnough, Healthy Together Interim Project Coordinator, Chloe Newman, Healthy Together Peer Support Worker and Alex Knight, [...]

Healthy Together Peer Support successfully tackling health inequalities in Suffolk2022-02-24T18:47:09+00:00

Securing a smokefree future for people with mental health conditions

2021-10-28T15:08:58+00:00

By Hazel Cheeseman, Deputy Chief Executive, Action on Smoking and Health People with mental health conditions die on average 10-20 years earlier than the general [...]

Securing a smokefree future for people with mental health conditions2021-10-28T15:08:58+00:00

Equally Well launches Global Call to Action to improve vaccine access for people living with mental health difficulties

2021-10-26T23:19:43+00:00

An international alliance of experts by experience and by profession is today calling for urgent action worldwide to remove barriers to accessing vaccines for preventable [...]

Equally Well launches Global Call to Action to improve vaccine access for people living with mental health difficulties2021-10-26T23:19:43+00:00

Greater risk of mortality from Covid-19 for people with severe mental illness is a wake-up call for action towards health equality

2021-10-08T09:59:23+00:00

Today research published in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe provides further evidence of the unacceptable inequalities faced by those living with severe mental illness. The study [...]

Greater risk of mortality from Covid-19 for people with severe mental illness is a wake-up call for action towards health equality2021-10-08T09:59:23+00:00

Time for action: our webinar on racial injustice, severe mental illness and physical health

2021-08-20T12:16:40+00:00

Emma Bailey, Project Manager for Equally Well UK at Centre for Mental Health Equally Well UK was formed to close the early mortality gap for [...]

Time for action: our webinar on racial injustice, severe mental illness and physical health2021-08-20T12:16:40+00:00

Ensure people with severe mental illness are eligible for flu vaccination, says Equally Well UK host organisation and partners

2021-08-11T11:39:13+00:00

Letter to the Minister of State for Vaccinations from the leaders of the campaign Equally Well UK, welcoming the Government’s pledge to embark on the [...]

Ensure people with severe mental illness are eligible for flu vaccination, says Equally Well UK host organisation and partners2021-08-11T11:39:13+00:00

Promoting equitable access to the Covid-19 vaccination for people with severe mental illness

2021-08-22T13:09:56+00:00

People of age 16 and over with a diagnosis of Severe Mental Illness in England are eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccination as part of priority group [...]

Promoting equitable access to the Covid-19 vaccination for people with severe mental illness2021-08-22T13:09:56+00:00
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