As part of the additional funding provided by NHS England/Improvement to commission tailored outreach for people living with severe mental illness, Sheffield Mind was commissioned [...]
Physical health checks for people living with severe mental illness – a partnership approach to improving health checks in Primary Care
Helen Butlin2022-01-06T14:00:45+00:00In collaboration with Public Health England in the North West, NHS England and Improvement and colleagues in Primary Care, we are delighted to share this [...]
Updated guide for people living with severe mental illness and their carers on what to expect from the COVID-19 vaccination programme
Helen Butlin2021-12-09T16:50:38+00:00An updated guide on what to expect from the Covid-19 vaccination in December 2021 The COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective. Booster vaccinations should now [...]
Optimising Wellbeing Study – Impact of Self Isolation on Physical and Mental Health
Helen Butlin2021-11-25T16:58:03+00:00Using points from both Expert by Experience groups we have shared some of their key tips and suggestions for positive change for both people living with severe mental illness as well as for those responsible for providing and making decisions about services.
Potentially preventable hospitalisations for physical health conditions in community mental health service users: a population-wide linkage study
Emma Bailey2021-08-19T10:05:20+00:00A study from Australia Abstract (taken from the resource) Aims. Mental health (MH) service users have increased prevalence of chronic physical conditions such as cardio-respiratory [...]
The Leicestershire Physical Health Register – Case study
Emma Bailey2021-04-16T12:10:12+00:00Case study to share the work Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust has been doing to improve the rate of follow up of physical health checks for [...]
Top tips for engaging people in health services
Emma Bailey2021-06-01T13:03:44+00:00Equally Well UK with support from NHS England and Improvement has produced a ‘top tips’ resource, sharing what we have learned so far for building effective engagement between people, [...]
A guide for people with severe mental illness and their carers on what to expect from the Covid-19 vaccination programme
Emma Bailey2021-06-01T13:15:46+00:00If you’re over 16 and living with a severe mental illness in England, you should now be eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccination. This brief [...]
Mental health-friendly health check resources for health and social care professionals
Emma Bailey2021-06-01T13:02:16+00:00University of Surrey Mental health-friendly health check resources for health and social care professionals About them The page is dedicated to providing information to health [...]
SMI Patients Annual Health Check Service & Eating Disorder Medical Monitoring Role
Emma Bailey2021-08-19T10:29:03+00:00Dr Emma Tiffin from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG shares an insight into the first year pilot work on the severe mental illness patient annual health [...]