May 2014 - Newsletter issue 29 published
Read our May newsletter, featuring the first Living Well with Dementia programme, Bounce! well-being training update, a new report on Living with Anxiety, our Review of Activity for 2013, new interim guidance on patient choice in mental health...
April 2014 - Newsletter issue 28 published
Highlights this month: new dates for the dementia leadership programme; a new Healthwatch guide; Northumberland, Tyne & Wear Trust's new Centre for Recovery and Knowledge; a free app about working in the adult social care sector; and much much more... Read the newsletter here
AGM: 12th May 2014
Our second AGM will take place in the afternoon of 12th May 2014 in South Shields. Please contact Maureen for more information.
March 2014 - Newsletter issue 27 published
Featuring the North East Veterans Network, the Veterans Pathway service offered by Finchale College, the finale of the first youth leadership programme and training opportunities from Them Wifies. Download here.
February 2014 - Newsletter issue 26 published
Promoting the new dementia leadership programme running from March-June 2014; focusing on the CQUIN targets for physical and mental health; and promoting a range of training opportunities. Read this issue here.
January 2014 - Newsletter issue 25 published
Featuring the new Bounce! well-being programme that will be delivered across the North East; the mental health strategy implementation status report mentioned below; the report of the North of England Crisis Project; the Department of Health 'Closing the Gap' mental health priorities paper, and more... Download the newsletter here.
January 2014 - Implementing No Health without Mental Health - North East status report published
This report and it's appendices look at the progress to date on implementing the national mental health strategy across the North East. The report also identifies numerous areas of good practice.
January 2014 - North of England Crisis Project Report published
This report offers classification and standard setting for clinical interventions in mental health crisis resolution and home treatment.
December 2013 - Newsletter issue 24 published
Featuring the delirium best practice guide (see item below), the G8 dementia summit, the mental health strategy dashboard and an invitation to a play challenging the assumptions and misconceptions of young people about care and support work and those who need care and support.
Download here...
December 2013 - Working with People with Delirium; Best Practice Guide
This best practice guide aims to stimulate debate and discussion among clinicians, whilst simultaneously offering an opportunity to improve the quality of care for those experiencing delirium and potentially create efficiencies within the healthcare system.
November 2013 - Newsletter issue 23 published
Featuring the VWALS evaluation report, the values based recruitment toolkit, the new NHS Mandate, plus much much more - including the newly published NICE guidelines on smoking cessation in secondary care.
November 2013 - Working with people with dementia and their carers; Values Based Recruitment
Attitudinal recruitment toolkit to help employers when recruiting staff to work with people with dementia.
October 2013 - VWALS Evaluation Report published
Earlier this year NEMHDU was commissioned to carry out a 12 month evaluation of the pilot Veterans' Wellbeing Assessment and Liaison Service (VWALS). The service was set up in 2012 as a partnership between Northumberland, Tyne & Wear (NTW) and Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trusts, in collaboration with the national charities Combat Stress and the Royal British Legion. It aims to improve access to mental health services for ex-armed forces personnel and their families, by providing a single point of contact, assessment and rapid signposting into the most appropriate form of care.
Findings from the evaluation study, which involved a combination of methods including a client survey and qualitative interviews with clients, carers and other stakeholders, as well as the analysis of data collected by the programme and a literature review, can be found in the Evaluation Report. Overall the findings paint a positive picture of the emerging impact of VWALS on the wellbeing of local veterans and their families, while also providing some useful client recommendations and areas for future service development.
October 2013 - Newsletter issue 22 published
Featuring children and young people's mental health - Change UR Mind win national award plus new educational resource on eating disorders; and featuring mental health and physical health with the launch of two new national reports. Download the newsletter to read on...
September 2013 - Newsletter issue 21 published
This month's spotlight is on the North East winners of the Youth Mental Health First Aid Mark of Excellence - see our two-page photo feature. Also news of Durham's appointment of one of the first Local Authority Mental Health Champions in the Country, and much more....
Click here to download our September newsletter.
August 2013 - Newsletter issue 20 published
A bumper collection of news can be found in our August newsletter - including the psychiatric liaison business case (see below), the funding opportunity for children and young people's projects (see below), the publication of Life Force North East (see below) and our project to look at implementation of the Mental Health strategy across the North East.
August 2013 - Psychiatric Liaison outline business case
The economic case for investment in psychiatric liaison is strong. This outline business case offers a unique opportunity to improve services and reduce cost.
August 2013 - Funding Opportunity:
Children and Young Peoples Mental Health project development fund
Funding is currently available for projects aimed at developing services for children and young people with mental health problems - delivering improved commissioning and developing increased capacity, skills and knowledge within the North East. Download the development fund information flyer and application form. Closing date for applications: 30th September 2013.
August 2013 - Life Force North East published
Life Force North East - A practical guide for working with military veterans has been written for community based support agencies including the voluntary sector, services provided by the NHS, local authorities, GPs and charities, who will often work with armed forces veterans.
The content has been adapted from the original Life Force booklet produced by the Scottish Association for Mental Health.
July 2013 - Newsletter issue 19 published
Dementia is the focus of our July newsletter, with news of an innovative project with the North East Dementia Alliance to develop a participation and involvement programme for people with dementia and their carers. Plus much more...
June 2013 - Newsletter issue 18 published
Our June newsletter features the new healthy living 'People's Cafe' in South Tyneside and brings news of an exciting project with the North East Dementia Alliance.
May 2013 - Newsletter issue 17 published
Read our May newsletter, featuring news of the government's commitment to providing Mental Health First Aid training for Armed Forces Veterans; the new Care Bill; and much more...
May 2013 - New Research and Development Lead appointed
Deborah Harrison, PhD, has been appointed as NEMHDU's new Research and Development Lead. We are delighted to welcome Deborah to the team - see our Contact Us page for Deborah's contact details and read our team member biographies.
May 2013 - Regional Co-ordinator appointed for North East together
We are delighted to announce that Mish Loraine has been appointed to the role of Regional Co-ordinator for North East together - the North East Service User and Carer Network. Mish took up post on 20th May and her post will be hosted by NEMHDU for the first 12 months. Mish can be contacted at: [email protected]
April 2013 - Newsletter issue 16 published
Read our spotlight feature on Leadership, highlighting one participant's story and the significant impact the leadership programme has had on her life.
March 2013 - Changes to Health and Social Care
Download our powerpoint information document giving an overview of organisational changes brought about the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
March 2013 - Newsletter issue 15 published
Read about a new website from Change UR Mind - developed by and for young people. And find out more about the organisational changes taking place in health and social care from 1 April 2013.
February 2013 - Newsletter issue 14 published
Read about the forthcoming smoking cessation guidance for acute hospital settings - including mental health; the work of the National Involvement Partnership; and much more...
February 2013 - NEMHDU nominated for Mental Health First Aid Award
We were delighted to be nominated for a Mental Health First Aid Award in the category of organisations championing Mental Health First Aid.
January 2013 - Newsletter issue 13 published
Click here to download our January 2013 newsletter which contains a round-up of work undertaken during 2013.
Job Vacancy: Project Lead - Crisis Services
Six month secondment opportunity to drive forward the development of crisis services across the North East. Download the advert, job description & person specification and application form.
Closing date: 8th February 2013
January 2013 - Third Sector Leadership Programme - open for applications
This free programme has been designed to further develop leadership skills, behaviours and knowledge to equip and enable individuals to meet the challenges, opportunities and threats that face the third sector in the current health and social care climate.
The programme runs from March - November 2013. Download the programme outline and application form.
November 2012 - Newsletter issue 12 published
Read our special feature on Liaison Psychiatry, by Matt Fossey, co-author of the recently published report 'Liaison Psychiatry in the Modern NHS'.
October 2012 - Newsletter issue 11 published
Read about the National Survivor User Network's new Mental Healthwatch scheme and our work with Mental Health First Aid England to bring Youth Mental Health First Aid to the North East.
September 2012 - Newsletter issue 10 published
Read our September newsletter which contains a spotlight feature on the new national suicide prevention strategy, along with details of NEMHDU's work with NHS North of Tyne to prepare for Payment by Results for mental health.
September 2012 - National suicide prevention strategy published
"Preventing Suicide in England - a cross-government outcomes strategy to save lives" has been published and can be found on the DH website.
August 2012 - Newsletter issue 9 published
Read our August newsletter, featuring FReSH - a new Community Interest Company for health and social care in the North East.
July 2012 - Newsletter issue 8 published
Click here to download our July newsletter, featuring our three new Associates, along with the new implementation framework for the mental health strategy.
July 2012 - Mental Health Strategy Implementation Framework published
The Department of Health has now published the implementation framework for the national mental health strategy No Health without Mental Health. View the framework on the DH website.
June 2012 - Newsletter issue 7 published
Click here to read our June newsletter which features a spotlight on North East together - the North East Service User and Carer Network.
May 2012 - Newsletter issue 6 published
Click here for our May newsletter which focuses on mental health services for armed forces veterans.
April 2012 - Health and Social Care Act 2012
Click here for our updated overview presentation on the proposed structures in the Health and Social Care Bill - which has been revised to reflect it's new legislative status.
April 2012 - Newsletter issue 5 published
Click here for our April newsletter which features the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and brings news of a Leadership Development Programme for Service Users and Carers in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear.
March 2012 - Newsletter issue 4 published
Click here for our March newsletter, which brings news of the Health and Social Care Bill receiving Royal Assent.
February 2012 - Newsletter issue 3 published
Click here for the third edition of our newsletter
February 2012 - Service User Experience Quality Standard adopted
We have adopted the quality statements within the NICE Quailty Standard for Service User Experience in Adult Mental Health, to underpin our vision and values. Read more...
January 2012 - Newsletter issue 2 published
We have just published the second edition of our monthly newsletter - click here for this edition.
New NEMHDU Launched; November 2011
In November 2011 two members of the former NHS-funded North East Mental Health Development Unit set up a new social enterprise - the North of England Mental Health Development Unit - read Issue 1 of the 'New NEMHDU' newsletter for more information.