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In this month's edition...
Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health
Clinks is one of a number of voluntary sector organisations who recently signed Public Health England’s Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health consensus statement, to coincide with World Mental Health day on 10th October. The Concordat calls for a prevention-focussed approach to improving the public’s mental health. The consensus statement describes the shared commitment of organisations across all sectors to work together, through local and national action, to prevent mental health problems and promote good mental health. Find out more here
Sport and rehabilitation
The Ministry of Justice has commissioned Professor Rosie Meek (Royal Holloway University of London) to lead a review into sport in criminal justice. The review includes a consultation to gauge public opinion on the importance of sport in rehabilitation and resettlement – the online consultation is now open. The review aims to highlight the role of sport in rehabilitation and resettlement in justice and build a model for effective partnerships with community organisations to improve the delivery of programmes for people with convictions. Submit your response here
Suicide prevention
The Welsh Government's Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is undertaking a consultation on Suicide Prevention in Wales. The Committee is calling for evidence about the extent of the problem of suicide in Wales and evidence for its causes - including numbers of people dying by suicide, trends and patterns in the incidence of suicide; vulnerability of particular groups; and risk factors influencing suicidal behaviour. The closing date for responses is 8th December. Find out more here
Supporting LGBTQI+ in health and social care
The LGBT Foundation has released a good practice guide to sexual orientation monitoring. The new Sexual Orientation Monitoring information standard provides a consistent mechanism for recording the sexual orientation of all patients/service users aged 16 years across all health services in England. Working with NHS England and stakeholders, the monitoring aims to improve the services offered to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex plus (LGBTQI+) people. Research has shown that LGBTQI+ people experience health inequalities compared to heterosexual people, such as being at higher risk of poor mental health, or missing out on routine health screening. Find out more here
Reducing health inequalities for inclusion health groups
Members of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, including Clinks, are holding 'Reducing health inequalities amongst inclusion health groups – Defining what works' [3rd November, London, free]. Inclusion health groups include asylum seekers and refugees, gypsies and travellers, vulnerable homeless people and sex workers. This half-day workshop will explore the extent to which organisations across the voluntary and health sectors are already working with inclusion health groups. You will learn of good practice models and identify what these organisations are doing to engage with people with lived experience to address inequalities. Experts by experience are encouraged to attend with organisation representatives, and travel expenses will be covered for them. Find out more and book here
Social prescribing
NHS England is holding free conferences for anyone who is, or wishes to become involved in, shaping the future of Social Prescribing [6th November, Ipswich | 22nd November, Maidstone | free] . The events aim to enable participants to share good practice across your region, hear about innovative work and develop a strong social prescribing movement. Find out more and book here for Ipswich and here for Maidstone
Personal health budgets
The Personal Health Budgets Support Networks are free learning events [8th November, Newcastle | 10th November, Preston | 15th November Brighton | 16th November, Oxford | free] delivered by Voluntary Voices (National Voices, NAVCA, Volunteering Matters) in partnership with NHS England as part of the Integrated Personal Commissioning Programme. Voluntary organisations wanting to learn more about supporting people with Personal Health Budgets can attend. Find out more here
Reducing health inequalities
How can non-health charities help reduce health inequalities? [20th November, Birmingham | 27th November, Liverpool | 12th December, Bristol | free] Following the publication of an Evidence Review and report, NPC and The Institute of Health Equity are hosting a series of free roadshows around the country. The events aim to facilitate a discussion on the existing evidence about the impact of the social determinants on health, and how charities who are interested in making the link between their work and health might use this evidence base to do so. Find out more and book here
Mental health in prison
The Mayor of London and London Assembly have published 'Offender Mental Health', a report and findings on providing better mental health support for prisoners and people with convictions in London. It finds that this cohort are particularly vulnerable to mental ill health before, during and after contact with the criminal justice system. It also finds that more people are coming into contact with the police and criminal justice system due to poor mental health and the strain on mental health services, and that prison environments are disastrous for mental health- although leaving prison can be as traumatic as entering. Find out more here
State of care
The Care Quality Commission has published 'State of care', its annual assessment of health and social care in England. The report looks at the trends, highlights examples of good and outstanding care, and identifies factors that maintain high-quality care. It finds that the complexity of demand for health care and adult social care services in England continues to rise, but that the quality of care has been maintained despite challenges. Find out more here
Drug and alcohol recovery
The Department of Health has published the final report of the evaluation of the eight drug and alcohol payment by results recovery pilots. In the pilots a proportion of provider payments were linked to achievement of specified outcomes representing recovery from problems relating to drugs and alcohol misuse by service users. The purpose of the Payment by Results Pilots was to both develop and test this approach to the commissioning and delivery of drugs and
alcohol services. The report includes findings from the process, impact and economic evaluations and compares the outcomes of the eight pilot sites with every other drug and alcohol treatment service in England. It finds that treatment costs increased per client, and there was no difference in: improving service users’ housing problems; retaining service users in treatment over the first 12 months (primary drug clients); and the occurrence of premature mortality. Read the report here
Person centred care
National Voices has published a report assessing the extent to which NHS and social care services in England are or are not delivering person-centred care. It analysed data from 19 national surveys, including data from NHS England and the Care Quality Commission. It focuses on five domains of person-centred care: information; communication; involvement in decisions; care coordination; and care planning. Find out more here
Support for people with mental health problems
Citizens Advice has published ‘Joining the dots’, their first major analysis of the issues faced by their clients with mental health problems. The research finds that the number of Citizens Advice clients reporting a mental health problem has increased by 9% in the past year, and that they have more urgent, complex and multiple advice needs than clients overall. It also finds that, nationally, people with mental health problems aren't getting access to the practical support they need, putting pressure on health services. Citizens Advice are calling for services to be better designed to support people with mental health problems, and for practical support to be integrated into primary mental healthcare settings. Find out more here
Mental healthcare capital funding
The Department of Health has launched Beyond Places of Safety, a new £15 million grant scheme to improve the provision of local services for those who are vulnerable to a mental health crisis. The new fund is currently accepting bids from Crisis Care Concordat leads for innovative projects which focus on: Preventing people from reaching crisis point in the first place; or helping to develop new approaches to support people who experience a mental health crisis. The funding is to be used for capital costs, and the minimum grant is £5,000. The deadline is 21st January. Find out more here
Lifelong learning
Lancashire Enterprise Partnership has launched a Call under the European Social Fund strand of the European Structural and Investment Funds for the Lancashire area. Grants from a minimum of £500,000 are available to run a project that provides help to people to increase higher level skills. The Call aims to enhance equal access to and progression through lifelong learning for all age groups, and to improve engagement in learning which will increase higher level skills in the Lancashire workforce. Activity should be targeted at Lancashire’s priority sectors including health and social care. The deadline for applications is 8th December. Find out more here
Speaking about death
Age UK has launched a set of resources, including a book and a film, about how to have difficult conversations about death and dying. The resources are designed to help people to feel empowered and confident to talk about death, to ask questions, to listen, and to be sure what all of our loved ones would like to happen when death comes. Find out more here
Key data on young people
The Association for Young People’s Health has launched Key Data on Young People 2017 which offers a compendium of data on young people in a comprehensive, accessible form. Data around young people’s health and behaviour are vital to understanding young people’s needs and commissioning services. The report includes interactive charts allowing data download and links to a wide range of related resources. Find out more here
Community-based health
Paul Johnstone from Public Health England (PHE) has published a blog on the potential of community assets to improve our health and wellbeing. The blog highlights the community and asset-based work from the PHE conference. The blog also makes reference to the new asset profiles and community-centred approaches to e-learning. He writes 'Tackling social determinants of health is vital if we want to make real and lasting differences to the health and wellbeing of our populations.' Read the blog here
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