by Nicolette | May 6, 2024 | Info for Commissioners, Partnership Working
Recovery colleges represent a ground breaking approach to mental health rehabilitation, offering educational courses designed for people on their recovery journey from mental health issues. The National Health Service (NHS) mental health commissioners are increasingly...
by Nicolette | Apr 29, 2024 | Partnership Working
As the prevalence of mental health disorders continues to rise, the need for compassionate and accessible care has never been more urgent. The NHS is under ever-increasing financial pressure, so collaboration with mental health charities is more important than ever....
by Nicolette | Jan 24, 2024 | Partnership Working
Right now, families are up against a tough challenge—the constant increase in the cost of living. This ongoing rise not only affects financial stability but also has significant implications for mental well-being, especially for those already dealing with economic...
by Nicolette | Jan 10, 2024 | Partnership Working
We’re facing some serious problems in mental health right now. Patients are staying in hospitals for too long because the support and logistics are not in place to discharge them and community support is only now starting to improve. However, Bridge...
by Nicolette | May 15, 2022 | Partnership Working
The NHS Five Year Forward View pointed out that one in four of us will experience mental health problems, which is the single largest cause of disability. Yet mental health services have for many years been the ‘poor relation’ to acute hospital services for physical...
by Nicolette | Jan 15, 2022 | About Bridge, Partnership Working
Mental health bed occupancy rates are at worrying highs across the country, while waiting times for mental health patients being discharged are rising too. Over the Christmas 2021 period, more than 2,000 mental health patients were delayed going home from hospital,...
