October 2021
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This conference examined policy priorities for improving mental health in light of proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act and the critical challenges currently being faced around service delivery in the wake of the pandemic.
With the Government preparing a Mental Health Bill following consultation on reforming the Mental Health Act, this was a timely opportunity to discuss optimising funding, the key priorities for improving mental health in England, and the impact of the pandemic on meeting long-term aims for improving mental health outcomes.
Delegates also looked back on how mental health support has been delivered throughout the pandemic and how successes can be adapted and taken forward to inform and improve service provision into the future.
We are pleased to have been able to include keynote contributions from:
- Dr Dan Dalton, National Specialty Advisor Specialised Commissioning - Mental Health, NHS England and NHS Improvement; and Chief Medical Officer, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Jacqui Dyer, Vice Chair of the Mental Health Taskforce, NHS England and NHS Improvement
- Professor Judy Laing, Professor of Mental Health Law, Rights and Policy, University of Bristol Law School
Attendees
Our forums are known for attracting strong interest from policymakers and stakeholders. Places were reserved by parliamentary pass holders from both Houses of Parliament, and officials from the Department for Education; the Department of Health and Social Care; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; the Home Office; and NHS Test and Trace. Representatives who also attended were from Boehringer Ingelheim; City Health Care Partnership; Counselling in Herts; David Lynch Foundation UK; Elysium Healthcare; Falmouth University; Health Innovation Network; Healthwatch Worcestershire; London Borough of Harrow; NIHR; Our Time; Oxford Academic Health Science Network; Oxford Brookes University; Pact; Rare Autoinflammatory Conditions' Community; Social Work England; Somerset NHS Foundation Trust; St Luke's Hospice Basildon and Thurrock; Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council; Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; The British Psychological Society; The Open University; The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists; Turning Point; University of Hertfordshire; and University of Liverpool.
