February 2018
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This seminar considered the next steps for transforming mental health care in England.
Sessions assessed the role of STPs in increasing access to evidence-based mental health services and in integrating care, key challenges for the mental health workforce, and priorities for delivering a whole-system approach to mental health care.
Key discussion points across the morning included:
- Policy priorities - funding, access to services and developing effective care;
- The Prevention Concordat Programme for Better Mental Health;
- Mental wellbeing within the workplace;
- Children and young people’s mental health - looking at care pathways, education and collaboration;
- Older people’s mental health - addressing loneliness, frailty and mental wellbeing in care homes;
- Specialised and patient-focused care; and
- Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health and achieving parity of esteem.
