Policy Watch - Workforce

Psychological therapy staff - a briefing paper

30/04/2007

The Mental Health Observatory North East region has published a briefing paper on psychological therapy staff.

It shows the availability of staff to provide psychological treatments for working-age adults with mental health problems.

New Ways of Working in Mental Health

30/04/2007

The National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) has published two new resources aimed at the mental health workforce. New ways of working for everyone looks at ways they can work more flexibly within teams. The report promotes a model where ‘distributed responsibility’ is shared amongst team members.

There is also guidance for users and carers available on the same page.