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15 February 2023
The new Improvement Network provides members with a platform to collaborate, innovate and deliver integrated mental and physical healthcare across the partnership and beyond.
A growing and diverse body of evidence demonstrates that our health is influenced by a complex interplay between physical, emotional, social, and environmental factors. Delivering integrated and high-quality, mind and body care is crucial, and we know it improves health outcomes, patient experience, reduces costs and quality of life.
The KHP Mind & Body programme works to join up physical and mental health care across the partnership and beyond through a number of projects and education and training initiatives. As part of this, The Mind & Body Improvement Network has been established to build on and evolve the pre-existing Mind & Body Champions Network. [Pictured above - current Mind & Body Champions at last year's celebration event).
The Improvement Network is hosted on the collaborative online platform FutureNHS, and offers individuals, services and organisations with resources, links to training and events, and space to start discussions and share best practice with other Mind & Body Champions for the benefit of patients.
Who can join?
Our Mind & Body Improvement Network workspace is open to all existing Mind & Body Champions as well as anyone who works in mental or physical healthcare – we want to bring the benefits of integrated mind and body care to organisations beyond our partnership.
Benefits
The Mind & Body Improvement Network provides a significant number of benefits for its members, including:
- Support for organisations, services, and individuals to identify priority concerns and challenges related to integrated mind and body care, and work towards their common goals in an environment of collaboration, innovation, and support;
- Help for services to improve patient experience, quality of care, and health outcomes by supporting changes in practice which focus care around the patient and their needs, rather than their diagnosis or condition;
- Assurance for patients, their families, the public, and regulators that they are focused on delivering integrated care in accordance with best practice, national guidelines and regulations.
How to join the Improvement Network
We welcome a range of staff representing all areas of our organisations and beyond. Whether you are clinical or non-clinical, junior or senior, everyone is welcome to join.
