"Creating healthy and supportive workplaces is no longer a nice to have, it’s a must-do." Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, 2015. Health and care professionals use their skills and knowledge every day to help keep others well or …
Every year thousands of children in England are faced with the potentially devastating loss of a loved one. Bereavement affects children in many different ways, and the reactions of young people to the death of someone close to them are …
That’s our core approach on our Rise Above youth campaign when developing engaging content to ensure that it resonates with our core audience. Rise Above is all about helping 11 – 16’s delay or prevent exploratory risky behaviours such as …
The 2016 focus for World Mental Health Day was ‘psychological and mental health first aid for all’ – a theme which lent itself really well to engaging lots of different communities with an important public health message. As the CEO …
Today is #FabChangeDay – a chance to celebrate the great work that is being done across the NHS, and to commit to actions bringing about improvement and positive change in quality and outcomes. Health and care professionals have been described …
Every day we hear messages about the importance of exercise and being active - it helps us to stay well for longer, can reduce the likelihood of heart disease, stroke, lower cholesterol and blood pressure and even reduce the likelihood …
I was recently privileged to visit the Highfield Unit in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, which has been open for two years. It provides the highest standard of care for young people from 11-18 years who are acutely ill with …
There have been a number of recent reports and media concerns about the mental health of our children and young people in the UK. Perhaps one of the most worrying was the Childline report ‘On the edge’ (http://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/research-reports/on-the-edge-childline-suicide-report.pdf). This highlights …
Recently I had a very motivated third year student shadow me for two weeks as part of his leadership module. I like working with students. Students bring energy and enthusiasm and especially they ask lots of questions and see things …
Today, as part of our week of action, Protecting Health: Nursing and Midwifery Successes and Challenges, we have the opportunity to consider mental health. In this blog Dr Ben Thomas, Professional Officer for Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Dementia at …
