Breast screening & health inequalities reduction for people living with a serious mental illness.
People with serious mental illness rank amongst the lowest in the country when it comes to breast screening take up. The mental health collaborative has made breast cancer screening one of its top priorities for people living with serious mental illness. The compelling evidence shows that according to recent data (Spring 2025), only 22% of […]
Better Mental Health For All celebrates five years
Better Mental Health For All celebrates five years On Tuesday 6 October, just under 150 delegates celebrated five years of the Better Mental Health for All Network at the Big Shed in Leicester. The Network is led by local voluntary sector partners, but also includes stakeholders from public health, the NHS and local councils. Between […]
LPT launches sensory bags to support autistic people and people with a learning disability
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust working with their charity, Raising Health, have launched sensory bags across their community and mental health inpatient wards and services in a bid to further support autistic people and people with a learning disability. The initiative has been designed to offer comfort and reduce stress for autistic people and people with […]
LLR takes top spot in the Midlands for annual health checks for people with a learning disability
LLR takes top spot in the Midlands for annual health checks for people with a learning disability A project run by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) Learning Disability and Autism (LDA) Collaborative, to boost the rate of physical health checks completed for people with learning disabilities, is the most successful in the Midlands and […]