People living with a mental illness and their carers and families may be eligible for a free flu vaccination from the NHS. The flu jab [...]

Health Education England’s Physical Health Competency Framework for Mental Health and Learning Disability Settings
Emma Bailey2020-05-26T11:17:31+00:00Health Education England has published an interim Physical Health Competency Framework for Mental Health and Learning Disability Settings. This framework incorporates elements of the knowledge [...]

RIGHT FROM THE START: Keeping Your Teeth In Mind
Emma Bailey2019-11-22T12:43:47+00:00A resource to improve the oral health of people experiencing psychosis. Created by Dr Jasper Palmier-Claus, Dr David Shiers, Prof Paul French, Dr Louise Laverty and service users [...]

Parity of Esteem – Delivering Physical Health Equality for those with Serious Mental Health Needs
Emma Bailey2019-05-22T08:41:38+00:00This publication gives an overview of the work the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is doing to address the mortality gap between people with serious [...]

Improving the physical health of adults with severe mental illness: essential actions
Emma Bailey2019-09-25T14:27:25+00:00A report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the Royal Colleges of General Practitioners, Nursing, Pathologists, Psychiatrists, Physicians, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and [...]

Physical healthcare for people with mental health problems: Resource for mental health nurses
Emma Bailey2019-03-05T15:08:36+00:00Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England This evidence-based information will help mental health nurses to improve the physical health and wellbeing of people [...]

Mental health nurses, physical health and SMI
Emma Bailey2019-02-14T14:45:57+00:00The RCN summary relates to the role of the Mental Health Nurse (MHN) in the physical health of people diagnosed with severe mental illness in [...]

The King’s Health Partners Mind & Body programme
Emma Bailey2019-02-14T14:46:39+00:00The King's Health Partners Mind & Body programme is committed to joining up mental and physical healthcare, training and research to improve health outcomes for patients [...]

PHE’s National Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network
Emma Bailey2019-02-14T13:42:37+00:00PHE’s National Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network produces a range of publicly available, online, data tools and resources to support local area planning and commissioning. [...]

Brining together physical and mental health
Emma Bailey2019-02-14T14:10:36+00:00The King's Fund's report published in 2016 looks at how physical and mental health are closely interconnected and affect each other through a number of [...]