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,...
by Raymond Sheehy | May 31, 2021 | Info for Commissioners, Partnership Working
Individuals who suffer a mental health crisis can find themselves without the support they need to take the necessary steps to be able to return home to independent living. This can be both stressful...
by Raymond Sheehy | Apr 11, 2018 | Partnership Working, Self Help Info
Recovery is a loose term, but in the mental health-aid industry it is “the” term. It is the goal we strive for for all our patients, in an effort to help them recover from their symptoms or learn how to deal with living with a medical illness. Our goal is...