News

Invitation to Tender for Mapping - Closing Date 19 March 2010

Posted: 8th March 2010

Invitation to tender to map Higher Education Institutions inclusion of abuse issues in curricula for pre reg training

Find out more


National Life Story Network - Register Now!

Posted: 7th March 2010

The National Life Story Network was launched at a conference in Leeds on 12th February. The network provides a national forum www.lifestorynetwork.org.uk to support the use of Life Story work among people with dementia, and others.

Find out more


Adult Social Care - Consultation

Posted: 1st March 2010

Consultation Phase On 24 February 2010 the Law Commission published a consultation paper on adult social care, which contains detailed proposals for law reform.  Th elaw Commission welcome written responses from all interested parties.  A press release is also available. The consultation paper is also available in Welsh [shortly to...

Find out more


Invitation for Tender: Development, Hosting and Evaluation of E-Learning Modules for Dual Diagnosis Awareness

Posted: 19th February 2010

Organisations are invited to tender to develop, host and manage four online learning modules which target people who would like to raise their awareness of Dual Diagnosis (mental health and substance use) across England.

Find out more


World Class Intelligent Commissioning

Posted: 19th February 2010

Introduction The World Class Commissioning Mental Health Team is seeking to let a contract for support in the development of a new commissioning product. This will take the form of a guide - aimed equally at Local Authority and NHS Commissioners - defining good practice in the commissioning of...

Find out more


Invitation to tender for the production of DVD training materials

Posted: 17th February 2010

Production of high quality DVDs featuring training course on child sexual abuse for mental health professionals.

Find out more


Tender for MWIA National Capacity & Development Programme

Posted: 3rd February 2010

MENTAL WELL-BEING IMPACT ASSESSMENT (MWIA)Tender for MWIA National Capacity & Development ProgrammeA unique and pioneering Mental Well-being Impact Assessment (MWIA) toolkit has been developed and used successfully in a number of regions across England to help improve population mental health and well-being across a range of settings and sectors in...

Find out more


Invitation to tender for a contract to deliver a learning-network programme to support the mental health personal health budgets pilots

Posted: 1st February 2010

                                                                         Interested parties are invited by the NHS Confederation, acting on behalf of the National...

Find out more


Eager for Radical Change- New Horizons Roundtable

Posted: 1st February 2010

The New Horizons programme aims to revolutionise mental health care. Leading figures from a variety of organisations with an interest in the agenda and people with direct experience of mental distress gathered recently at a roundtable convened by the Guardian, in association with the National Mental Health Development Unit,...

Find out more


Major new survey of 18,500 residents of the North West highlights crucial role of mental wellbeing in improving people’s lives

Posted: 25th January 2010

The North West Mental Wellbeing Survey was undertaken in response to a growing need to understand more about positive mental health and wellbeing. With a total sample of 18,500 people across Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside, the survey is the largest, most significant and detailed investigation of the region’s mental health and wellbeing ever undertaken. It identified differences between local areas, with people from Warrington emerging as having the highest overall mental wellbeing score in the North West and people in Liverpool the lowest.

Find out more