1. How has lockdown affected people's mental health and dignity?

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    New research highlights the challenges faced by health and social care services in England and the importance of feedback for improving care.

  2. Read our scrutiny of the public consultation on Ruby Ward

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    One of our statutory responsibilities is to act as a critical friend on public consultations. Our role is to ensure people have been involved and listened to as part of any public consultation.

  3. More needs to be done to ensure people with a learning disability, mental ill health or autism get the right care at the right time. Do you agree?

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    The Care Quality Commission has today published a report highlighting the lack of progress since their 2020 ‘Out of sight – who cares?’ report.

  4. 9 million people in the UK are lonely right now. Are you one of them?

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    Everyone can feel lonely at some point in their life.

  5. New initiative to support women with mental health issues during pregnancy and after birth.

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    Up to 20% of women develop mental health problems during pregnancy or in the first year after giving birth. Many more experience mild mood changes. Partners may also experience poor mental health.

  6. It’s ok to not be ok

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    How are you, really? Are you ok? Perhaps you can't quite put your finger on it, but you're not feeling like yourself. Are you feeling more tired or more emotional? Maybe you don’t want to do the things that you usually enjoy.

  7. Do you have an idea of how to improve the mental health of your community?

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    Funding is available for projects that support the mental health of your community but you need to act quick : the deadline for applications is 9am August 1st.

  8. Take a moment on World Mental Health Day

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    We all have 'mental health', just as we all have 'physical health'. And just like our physical health, we can all have times when our mental health is better than others.

  9. Cast your vote to decide a new name for the mental wellbeing service

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    Thousands of us use the IAPT service every month to help us deal with anxiety and depression, but few of us actually know what IAPT stands for. You can help to change that.