By Insight Research Group (August 2012)
This report is the result of a GP opinion survey which aimed to better understand the impact that the economic downturn of the last four years has had on the nation’s health, and how this may have impacted on GPs’ practices. It questioned GPs broadly at the impact of the recession on family planning, alcohol abuse, wellbeing, mental health and the impact on GPs themselves.
By The Rand Corporation (2012)
Walking for Health is a physical activity intervention with the primary purpose of making a positive difference to people’s physical health. This report presents research into the economic costs of delivering the Walking for Health programme. These include financial (or accounting) costs and opportunity costs, which are the values of the foregone costs that could have been dedicated some other objective, based on a small sample of schemes representative of the variety across the programme as a whole.
By New Economics Foundation (2012)
This guidebook is designed primarily for voluntary organisations and community groups delivering projects and services and aims to improve the design and delivery of services through the use of wellbeing outcome measures.
By the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health
This report is the result of a year long inquiry and expresses concerns about the future of mental health services in the reformed NHS. It highlights four key areas of concern in commissioning; local decision making; integrated care; and personalisation and patient choice. It makes recommendations to CCGs, health and wellbeing boards, government and MPs in order to overcome any challenges which the reforms might present.
By London Mental Health and Employment Partnership (2012)
This report, from the London Mental Health and Employment Partnership, summarises the case for coordinated action to support healthy workplaces, provide support for individuals with mental illness to retain employment, and to develop routes into work for those already excluded because of mental health problems.
It identifies opportunities for action and highlights those in the best position to lead or contribute to positive change. It is intentionally high-level, but detail is available from the references and resources appended, which include extensive evidence, information about specific interventions, tools and advice for employers and health professionals, and case studies from a wide range of employers.
By The Mental Health Foundation (2012)
It’s often said that it’s better to give than receive but did you know that this is actually backed up by research? The UK faces challenging and unstable times with volatile economic markets and job uncertainty. Many people say they feel too stressed and busy to worry about helping others or say they will focus on doing good deeds when they have more ‘spare time’ but the evidence shows that helping others is beneficial forpeople’s mental health and wellbeing. It can help:
To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2012, we have produced a report highlighting the impact that helping others has on people’s mental health and wellbeing, following a public survey which showed that people believe society has become more selfish.