Latest updates

The East Midlands Alliance for Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism is proud to publish its Annual Showcase 2023/24.

Young people in need of mental health support are set to benefit from new patient review processes being introduced this summer to improve their experiences of care.

A Health Innovation East Midlands and East Midlands Alliance ‘Share and learn’ session on a Seclusion Packs QI project was recently presented online by Dr David Ibrahim from Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT).

A  new leadership programme for Clinical Support Worker (CSW) managers has been successful in filling a gap in leadership development for the Band 5/6 workforce for mental health and community Trusts across the East Midlands.

A learning event focusing on ‘Caring Together – Improving Safety Through Experiences’ brought together over 80 delegates from across the region at the Trent Conference Centre in Nottingham.

The number of East Midlands people receiving secure care outside their area has signficantly reduced over the last three years - improving clinical outcomes, bringing people closer to homes and their families, and minimising their time in hospital.

IMPACT, the provider collaborative responsible for Adult Secure Services (low and medium) across the East Midlands has published a new strategy setting out its commissioning intentions 2024-2026.

Therapy Supervisors from the East Midlands are being encouraged to sign up to the EMA SuperHub portal which matches therapy supervisors to supervisees.

People with personal experience of staying in a mother and baby unit in the East Midlands are being encouraged to join the East Midlands Perinatal Mental Health Provider Collaborative's group of Experts by Experience.

Read how the CAMHS Young People’s team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) is working with Leicester City Football Club’s Community Organisation (CCO) to help teenagers who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health issues.

A national campaign has been launched to raise awareness of Op COURAGE amongst the Armed Forces community. 

The East Midlands Alliance is holding a regional patient safety learning event in March for mental health professionals on 12 March 2024.

The East Midlands Perinatal Mental Health Provider Collaborative has successfully launched in the East Midlands Alliance.

A new service to support parents and carers has been launched by the CAMHS Collaborative on behalf of the East Midlands Alliance.

A ‘walk-through’ video of The Burrows ward for CAMHS inpatients at Berrywood Hospital in Northampton has been produced to introduce young people and their families to the ward. 

The East Midlands Alliance has developed a Therapy Supervision hub to match therapy professionals in need of supervision with potential supervisors.

Find out how the East Midlands Alliance has established a Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework in the East Midlands.

A new innovation lead for mental health supporting the East Midlands Alliance for Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism has been appointed.

A free NHS service has been launched to offer specialist treatment and support to people in the East Midlands who are struggling with a gambling problem.