Mental Health and Acute Care in the UK

The following is an excerpt from a message sent to MHCA members:

In a first for the UK, mental health patient groups, NHS service providers and staff groups have come together today to launch the first national declaration for people with a mental health crisis.

This recognises that improving acute mental health services (both community and inpatients) needs to remain a key national priority. It aims to build on the recognised progress which has been made in recent years.

The declaration sets out that people who are acutely ill should receive safe high quality care in a comfortable environment. The organisations will work together to achieve this by focusing on integrating people back into their everyday lives while also setting out the need to promote a more positive image of mental illness.

The full article can be found here.