National Mental Health Development Unit
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The National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) is a governmental organisation in England
charged with supporting the implementation of mental health
policy. The unit does this by advising on best practice for improving mental health and mental health services.
The NMHDU is funded by the Department of Health
and the National Health Service
, and aims to work in partnership with the NHS's Strategic Health Authorities and all stakeholders. The Unit was launched in 2009, following the abolition of the National Institute for Mental Health in England
(NIMHE). The director of the NIMHE, Ian MacPherson, became the director of the NMHDU.
The Unit has several specific programmes of activity, including to support the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
(IAPT) scheme. The Unit also supports the government's new strategy for mental health, New Horizons
, which was published in December 2009 following the end of the National Service Framework
plans.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
charged with supporting the implementation of mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
policy. The unit does this by advising on best practice for improving mental health and mental health services.
The NMHDU is funded by the Department of Health
Department of Health (United Kingdom)
The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government with responsibility for government policy for health and social care matters and for the National Health Service in England along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish,...
and the National Health Service
National Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
, and aims to work in partnership with the NHS's Strategic Health Authorities and all stakeholders. The Unit was launched in 2009, following the abolition of the National Institute for Mental Health in England
National Institute for Mental Health in England
National Institute for Mental Health in England was an English medical organisation established in 2001 under the leadership of Professor Louis Appleby to "coordinate research, disseminate information, facilitate training and develop services". The NIMHE has now been disbanded and a new body, the...
(NIMHE). The director of the NIMHE, Ian MacPherson, became the director of the NMHDU.
The Unit has several specific programmes of activity, including to support the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies is a United Kingdom initiative to improve access to psychological therapies. It was a result of the economic evaluationsby Professor Lord Richard Layard and Labour Party policy....
(IAPT) scheme. The Unit also supports the government's new strategy for mental health, New Horizons
New Horizons (England)
New Horizons is the UK government's ten-year strategy for mental health in England, published in December 2009. It replaces the National Service Framework for mental health, and is intended to be a comprehensive programme of action for improving the mental well-being of the population and the...
, which was published in December 2009 following the end of the National Service Framework
National Service Framework
National Service Frameworks are policies set by the National Health Service in the United Kingdom to define standards of care for major medical issues such as cancer, coronary heart disease, mental health and diabetes...
plans.
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