News and communications

The Healthcare Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has published its terms of reference in a bid to help improve patient, staff and community safety.

• Updated: 30 January 2024

Mark Spencer drives tractor to Parliament to shine a light on mental health in rural communities

• Updated: 6 July 2023

The 12-week call for evidence will seek views on what can be improved within the current service and build our understanding of the causes of mental ill-health.

• Updated: 12 April 2022

Today, the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act will commence to better protect patients in mental health settings over the inappropriate use of force.

• Updated: 7 December 2021

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid gave the keynote address at the NHS Providers' Annual Conference and Exhibition 2021.

• Updated: 17 November 2021

The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke to Parliament about the publication of the Mental Health Act white paper.

• Updated: 13 January 2021

Major reform of Mental Health Act will empower individuals to have more control over their treatment and deliver on a key manifesto commitment.

• Updated: 13 January 2021

The government has announced new legislation to reform mental health care.

• Updated: 6 December 2018

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock's speech at the Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit in London.

• Updated: 10 October 2018

Health leaders from around the world will gather in London next month to address the issue of mental ill-health.

• Updated: 17 September 2018

We've been awarded the Gold standard at this year's Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index Awards for our commitment to staff and mental health.

• Updated: 16 August 2018

More than 2 million public sector workers are set to receive unprecedented mental health support.

• Updated: 26 October 2017

The government has pledged that every secondary school in the country will be offered Mental Health First Aid training by 2020.

• Updated: 27 June 2017

£200,000 funding to help teachers understand and identify mental health issues in children.

• Updated: 27 June 2017

Prime Minister Theresa May spoke about Time to Talk Day and how conversations can improve people's mental health and help to change lives.

• Updated: 2 February 2017

Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, talks about mental health service improvements and maintaining NHS performance standards.

• Updated: 9 January 2017

Theresa May set out her vision for the shared society, the government's role within it and how to transform mental health support.

• Updated: 9 January 2017

The Prime Minister wrote for the Huffington Post about a new approach to mental health support.

• Updated: 9 January 2017

Theresa May announces a comprehensive package of measures to transform mental health support in our schools, workplaces and communities.

• Updated: 9 January 2017

Forty-one projects awarded funding for places of safety for people in mental health crisis.

• Updated: 23 August 2016