Saving lives not ticking boxes
Emma Bailey2021-01-11T11:47:02+00:00Dr Nick Hicks, Public Health Specialist and Founder of COBIC The data are shocking – people with serious mental illness die 15- 20 years sooner [...]
Staying Physically Active and Healthy during Covid-19; Small Changes with a Big Impact
Emma Bailey2020-10-23T11:09:22+00:00Genevieve Smyth Equally Well UK Clinical Group member from Royal College of Occupational Therapists Covid-19 has presented lots of opportunities to rethink and reframe challenges [...]
A missed opportunity? The Government’s obesity strategy and our mental health
Emma Bailey2020-10-23T10:35:50+00:00Emma Bailey, Project Manager for Equally Well UK Last week, the Government published a new strategy, Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to lead healthier [...]
Healthy living: adapting physical health programmes to the needs of people with severe mental illness
Emma Bailey2020-08-11T16:28:54+00:00Hollie Melton and Nick Meader, University of York On average people with severe mental illness die 15-20 years earlier than the general population. They are [...]
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the physical health of people living with severe mental illness
Emma Bailey2020-06-26T15:26:08+00:00Gaby Hasham, Senior Recovery and Outcomes Project Officer, Rethink Mental Illness On Tuesday 16 June, Rethink Mental Illness published the second of its COVID-19 briefings, [...]
Video: Hunger hormone and the role of medical professionals
Emma Bailey2020-06-29T13:16:40+00:00Marsha McAdam, Expert by Experience member of Equally Well shares her experience and knowledge on ghrelin 'the hunger hormone' and what she would like medical [...]
Quit For Covid
Emma Bailey2020-06-12T10:52:23+00:00Hazel Cheeseman, Director of Policy at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Why #QuitForCOVID The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed our lives, our routines and [...]
Onwards and upwards: exercise and mental health during Covid-19
Emma Bailey2020-05-29T11:24:47+00:00Ben Russell, Expert by Experience Group member for Equally Well UK So, the problem with hearing voices is that they’re distracting. Either whispering to me [...]
Was it catastrophising or not after all?
Emma Bailey2020-04-29T10:07:41+00:00Marsha McAdam, Expert by Experience member of Equally Well This is now my third week of self-isolation, and I have to be honest and say [...]
Reducing health inequalities through general practice
Emma Bailey2020-03-30T11:07:50+00:00Amanda was due to speak at our event that was postponed due to Covid-19, so has kindly shared what she was due to say in [...]
Positive mental health during self-isolation for Coronavirus / Covid-19
Emma Bailey2020-03-27T09:17:41+00:00Peter Byrne has been an NHS consultant psychiatrist for over 20 years, working mostly in general hospitals. These are worrying times: extraordinary measures to contain [...]
Coronavirus: an update from Equally Well UK
Emma Bailey2022-09-26T08:01:25+00:00Coronavirus: an update from Equally Well UK As the coronavirus wears on, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by uncertainty. We will all have worries [...]
Bridging the gap: bringing diabetes and mental health care together
Emma Bailey2020-03-17T12:43:26+00:00Linda Nazarko, Nurse Consultant Physical Health Care at West London NHS Trust People with mental health problems are more likely to have physical health problems [...]
Equally Well Day
Emma Bailey2020-03-27T09:18:12+00:00Prof Dame Sue Bailey, Co-Chair of Equally Well UK Day The Covid-19 outbreak has made us face an unprecedented challenge to public health that few [...]
Smoking cessation support for people with severe mental illness
Emma Bailey2020-04-29T08:29:48+00:00Christian Demaine-Stone, Darzi Fellow working with Equally Well UK I am a Darzi fellow: an experienced manager /clinician funded by Health Education England to embark [...]
Mental health trusts need to do more to help smokers with mental health conditions quit
Emma Bailey2021-04-08T11:50:40+00:00Ciaran Osborne, Director of Policy and Pretty Rahman, Communications Manager at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Many of us struggle to manage our physical and mental [...]
Healthy Weight Management meeting
Emma Bailey2019-07-30T14:16:12+00:00Emily Peckham, Closing the Gap On the 5th July we held a Healthy Weight Management meeting at King’s Manor in York. The meeting was a [...]
y-QUIT: a resource to support people experiencing psychosis who want to stop smoking
Emma Bailey2019-09-18T11:35:53+00:00Dr David Shiers This is the latest addition to RIGHT FROM THE START, a set of resources aiming to equip service users and families with [...]
King’s Health Partners Deliver a Successful Equally Well UK Event
Emma Bailey2019-06-21T16:10:49+00:00Sophie Gray, Senior Project Manager at Mind & Body, King’s Health Partners King’s Health Partners and our partner Trusts signed up to the national Equally [...]
Putting the mouth back in the body – why oral health matters in mental health care
Emma Bailey2021-04-19T09:12:25+00:00Sara Hurley, CDO England It is an uncomfortable fact that people with mental health difficulties are disproportionately affected by poor oral health (Kisely et al., [...]
Dealing with the invisible illness: psychosis in A&E
Emma Bailey2019-05-10T13:04:32+00:00Ben Russell, Lived Experience Group member for Equally Well UK *Please be aware that this blog contains themes around self-harm and suicide which some might [...]
Breaking the link between smoking and severe mental illness
Emma Bailey2019-04-15T15:23:21+00:00Ciaran Osborne, Director of Policy, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) More than two in five people with severe mental illness (such as schizophrenia, bipolar) [...]
Smoking and mental health: results of the SCIMITAR+ trial
Emma Bailey2019-04-15T18:17:04+00:00People living with a severe mental illness are more than three times as likely to smoke tobacco. Tobacco smoking is one of the biggest contributors [...]
Marsha McAdam talks to Andy Bell about her physical and mental health experience
Emma Bailey2019-03-25T19:24:56+00:00Marsha speaks with Andy about her physical and mental health experience: