In 2002, the King's Fund commissioned a major inquiry into the state of the capital's mental health and mental health services and how far they meet the needs of service users. The inquiry set out to: investigate whether mental health care had improved in the capital since the King's Fund ...
A high proportion of people in the criminal justice system have mental health problems, and often they do not get the support they need. Revolving Doors, a registered charity based in Clerkenwell, runs a scheme in which staff known as link workers provide practical support for people with mental health ...
This working paper aims to revisit findings from the 1997 King's Fund Inquiry on Mental Health and to examine the extent to which primary care mental health services have developed in line with recommendations made at that time. It takes a narrow view of 'primary care' as relating to general ...
The King's Fund Mental Health Inquiry 2002/3 revisits many of the issues covered in its previous inquiry of 1997. This identified several areas of concern about the mental health workforce, specifically: a crisis in recruitment and retention of mental health professionals of all disciplines in London; among primary care staff, ...
An important component of the 1997 King's Fund report on mental health services in London was to analyse the costs of service provision. Over the six years since 1997, there have been some major policy and practice developments in the provision of mental health services in the UK, particularly the ...
This working paper says that mental health services have been slower to address inequalities than other health sectors and that this is exacerbating the problem of mental illness in the capital. As a result, services are less likely to be accessible to women from black and minority ethnic groups. The ...
This book aims to produce a resource that enables people in the mental health world better to understand the world of regeneration, and vice versa, within the framework of government-funded regeneration initiatives, and the National Service Framework for Mental Health, which places a heightened emphasis on social inclusion. The commitment ...