A one-day national conference on achieving the best possible outcomes for patients with mental health conditions. This must-attend event will bring together GPs, hospital specialists and other partners in mental health from local authorities, the private and third sector. It will offer an unparalleled opportunity to share ideas on working together effectively to commission and deliver mental health services now and in the future. The programme will cover key clinical topics, reflecting the realities of day-to-day practice, as well as showcasing examples of real innovation in service provision.
Find out more at www.mental-health-forum.co.uk
Conference highlights will include presentations by world-leading experts on dementia, medically unexplained symptoms, depression, anxiety and schizophrenia, and the links between mental and physical ill health. Delegates will gain up-to-date clinical knowledge and practical advice on how to shape services locally to meet the key objectives of the cross-Government mental health strategy, No Health Without Mental Health.
Did you know?
- Mental ill health costs the economy £105bn a year - more than the entire NHS budget1
- Mental health accounts for a quarter of all GP consultations1
- People with severe mental illness live some 15 years less than their peers1
- 400,000 people in the UK may have undiagnosed dementia2
- Depression is associated with 67 per cent increased mortality from cardiovascular disease3
- 70 per cent of people with medically unexplained symptoms also suffer depression and anxiety disorders4
Top reasons to attend this conference
- Update your clinical skills and knowledge
- Hear the latest evidence and guidelines on early diagnosis and successful management of mental health conditions
- Learn about new treatment approaches and potential new drugs
- Discuss with colleagues how best to meet patients' needs
- Be inspired by examples of best practice in care provision
- Participate more fully in the new commissioning landscape
- Ensure mental health services in your locality reflect the key aims of the Government's mental health strategy
- Attend a lively exhibition and network with peers
Who should attend?
- Hospital specialists: consultant psychiatrists, old age psychiatrists, neurologists, elderly care physicians, geriatricians, clinical psychologists
- GPs: GP partners, GPSIs, registrars
- Commissioners: clinical commissioning group mental health leads, PCT cluster staff, health and well being board members
- Directors of mental health trusts
- Local authority leaders, directors of social care, elected councillors, members of housing teams and drug and alcohol services
- Professionals working within community mental health teams and child and adolescent mental health services
- Community psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, psychotherapists
- Voluntary and independent sector: professionals involved with voluntary, charitable, social enterprise and independent provider organisations
- User group members
What is the cost?
There are limited places available for secondary care, local authority and third sector delegates at only £99 +VAT300 Mental Health Professionals are already booked on.
Private Sector: £199 +VAT
Primary Care: Sold out - waiting list available on request
Find out more at www.mental-health-forum.co.uk
References:
1 - Practical Commissioning, October 2011, pg 19: Sean Duggan, chief executive of the Centre for Mental Health
2 - Department of Health campaign on dementia
3 - No Health Without Public Mental Health, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2010
4 - Medically unexplained symptoms positive practice guide, produced by the improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) programme, Department of Health
Programme
For the most up to date programme for the Mental Health Forum - please visit www.mental-health-forum.co.uk/programme
Key Speakers
Find out more at www.mental-health-forum.co.uk.
Current confirmed speakers include:
- Dr Andre Tylee
- Paul Jenkins chief executive of Rethink; service user representative; another consultant psychiatrist
- Kieron Murphy director of delivery, Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health
Streams
For the most up to date programme for the Mental Health Forum - please visit www.mental-health-forum.co.uk/programme
Tailor your own programme
As well as plenary sessions on mental health policy, dementia and the mental health of those with long-term physical illness, the event will feature a lively debate on what good, clinically-led commissioning of mental health services should look like. Delegates can also pick and mix sessions from three parallel conference streams. You can select a number of sessions and there is no need to stick to one stream throughout the conference. To ensure the agenda is as topical as possible, the programme is subject to change.
Stream A: Primary care - clinical updates and hot topics in mental health
A primary care stream aimed at GPs will cover topics including medically unexplained symptoms, successful management of anxiety and depression, and care of people with serious mental illness.
Nine out of ten people with mental health problems are managed solely in primary care, and stream A will focus on how GPs and other primary care professionals can achieve the best possible outcomes in this clinical area. It will cover:
- identifying and diagnosing mental health problems in patients who may present with a range of physical and mental symptoms;
- managing anxiety, depression and other common mental disorders in primary care;
- making appropriate referrals to services that can help the more seriously ill; and
- effective GP follow-up of patients with mental illness.
Stream B: Secondary care - Latest advances in key mental health conditions
A secondary care stream aimed at consultants will cover treatment-resistant schizophrenia and depression, substance misuse and ADHD in adults.
Psychiatrists face the ongoing challenge of trying to achieve better outcomes for patients with more severe mental disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, treatment-resistant depression and dementia. Dementia is an area of increasing concern, with the number of people suffering from dementia set to increase by 62 per cent by 2026. Stream B of the conference aims to reflect novel approaches to treatment and to highlight cutting-edge developments which may benefit patients. It will cover effective pharmacological management of conditions such as anxiety and depression; novel therapeutic targets and new drugs for schizophrenia; managing patients with dementia effectively without overuse of antipsychotics; providing appropriate care for patients presenting with medically unexplained symptoms; and developing services for the unmet needs of specific groups of patients. The event will provide a forum for secondary and primary care clinicians to share ideas on improving services, as well as offering psychiatrists an insight into the future of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment for mental illness.
Stream C: Commissioning Showcase - case studies of service redesign with proven success
A third stream on commissioning will highlight good practice examples such as anticipatory care for dementia, enhanced GP services for serious mental illness and integrated mental healthcare provision in acute hospitals.
Commissioners and providers of mental health services face the huge challenge of redesigning care pathways and systems to meet the demands of QIPP and the key objectives of the Mental Health Strategy. But how do fledgling clinical commissioning groups with so many competing priorities seek to change and influence mental health service delivery in their localities? Do GPs have the necessary skills and knowledge of the mental health system to influence and instigate change?
Stream C is designed for all those involved in the process of reconfiguring care pathways in mental health, from members of clinical commissioning groups and PCT clusters, community mental health teams, health and wellbeing board members, local authority leads and colleagues in housing and social care and members of the private and voluntary sector and user groups. We have scoured the UK for concrete examples of where mental health issues have been tackled head on, existing structures have been dismantled and new care pathways and systems introduced with tangible benefit. The case studies will cover:
- Examples of acute services being shifted to the community resulting in fewer acute beds, increase service quality and efficiency
- Systems redesigned to improve interface between primary and secondary care – reduction of inappropriate referral and better recovery
- Successful roll-out of IAPT services
- Innovations in the provision of mental health services by alternative providers
- Examples of where the payment by results in mental health services has been piloted with proven success
- Examples of areas that have successfully used the care packages and pathways clustering tool
Delegate Feedback
- 90% of delegates would recommend a previous Pulse mental health event to a colleague
- 80% of delegates rated the speakers "Good to Excellent" at a previous Pulse mental health event
Delegates attending the "Management of challenging behaviours in dementia" in 2010
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