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NHS News
- A digital-first approach to patient communications June 6, 2025Joe and Pete explain the greater emphasis being placed on digital patient messaging across the NHS and the potential to provide a more seamless experience for patients, reduce the number of missed appointments and save the NHS money. This week, the Secretary of State announced the start of our journey to becoming a "digital first […]
- How to stay one step ahead of a cyber attack June 4, 2025Ryan Lee explains how our Threat Operations team use a unique network of intelligence and techniques to detect advanced cyber threats before they can cause harm – and what everyone working in the NHS should do to help. If you worked for the NHS 10 years ago, you would have heard cyber security spoken about […]
- Designing for inclusion: What we learned at Google May 22, 2025Karol Kuczera and Max Marulli De Barletta reflect on their visit to Google’s Accessibility Discovery Centre and how inclusive technology can enable more equitable access to health, education and broader social participation. In today’s NHS, digital tools are central to how we deliver care, share information, and empower people to manage their health. But for those […]
- Mitigating the risks of domestic abuse May 21, 2025Emma Swift and Zuzanna Lito explain how we've updated the NHS service standard to make sure teams building online services are more aware and responsive to the risks of domestic abuse and coercive control. The NHS service standard helps teams build and run digital services that meet users’ needs. It's designed to improve patients’ care and […]
Blog – SEMH
- Principles of Trauma Informed Practice March 26, 2025There are 6 main principles of trauma informed practice. How can we apply these to schools? Safety How we make our young people feel safe is a very unique challenge for schools. Understanding a young person and their frame of reference is the first step in trauma informed practice. To understand a young person is […]
- Safety Signals – Trauma Informed Practice February 3, 2025Safety comes before everything in education. We know this to be true, yet it can be increasingly hard to know when it is felt by those accessing our provisions. We can take great steps to broadcast safety, to reassure, to try to empathise...but often when we try to walk in their shoes, it's still us in […]
- Scary snakes and fear ladders – helping young people with anxiety December 18, 2024Anxiety is a common problem for young people in the UK, and is one of the biggest causes of emotionally based school non-attendance. 3.3% of children and young people in the UK, about 290,000, have an anxiety disorder (Mental health of children and young people in Great Britain; Green, McGinnity, Meltzer, Ford and Goodman, 2005). […]
- Consequences and Boundaries with SEMH needs August 14, 2024One of the biggest areas of misunderstanding when working with children who have SEMH needs or have experienced trauma is around the topic of boundaries and consequences. To be clear - all children require safe boundaries and there are consequences for all actions. I am using the term consequences here in place of punishment quite […]
#8211; National Elf Service – National Elf Service
- The future of The Mental Elf May 17, 2024An update from our Founders on the future of The Mental Elf. The post The future of The Mental Elf appeared first on National Elf Service.
- The Mental Elf is hiring! Join our team of Elf Coordinators May 2, 2024The National Elf Service needs 2 part-time Elf Coordinators to join our team and support us in the commissioning and editing of Mental Elf blogs. This opportunity will suit a PhD student working in a mental health setting, but may also be of interest to people with lived experience, practitioners or trainees working in mental […]
- Please help save The Mental Elf November 13, 2023A message from our Founder: If you like what we do and you want it to continue, please read this and help save The Mental Elf. The post Please help save The Mental Elf appeared first on National Elf Service.
- #EquallyWellAU23 live blog: National Equally Well Symposium – Sydney, Australia, 25-27 July 2023 July 23, 2023Justin Chapman and Laura Hemming are in Sydney this week, live tweeting and blogging from the National Equally Well Symposium 2023. They're going to be learning about the best ways to support the physical health needs of people with serious mental ill-health. The post #EquallyWellAU23 live blog: National Equally Well Symposium – Sydney, Australia, 25-27 […]
The Wellness Hub Falmouth
- Get to know our therapists, Physio Becky April 15, 2025Becky has over twenty years’ experience as a Chartered Physiotherapist working with people of all ages and abilities. Alongside her clinic work in Falmouth, Becky also works with GB Rowing on training camps and international competitions and is a lecturer at Bath University on the MSc in Sports Physiotherapy. Becky is passionate about Physiotherapy and […]
- Finding The Right Therapist, by Carl Stevens April 15, 2025Entering psychotherapy can be a transformative step toward improving mental health and well-being. However, finding the right therapist is essential to ensuring a positive and effective experience. Here are some key considerations to help guide you in making the best choice for your therapeutic journey: 1. Understand Your Needs Before beginning your search, take time […]
- What is Really Happening? April 15, 2025Life Coach Brian Tregunna provides an insight into how we see the world. A big part of my work as a Life Coach is about helping clients to understand what is really happening with their lives and then empowering them to achieve the outcomes they want. Naturally, we all tend to see our lives and […]
- Imagine a Different Holiday Season This Year November 22, 2024Dear Readers, The holiday season is approaching, and I know this time of year can stir up complex emotions, especially when you’re carrying grief. If you’re feeling stuck or overwhelmed, know that you’re not alone—and there is a way forward. A Gentle Approach to Moving Forward As your grief coach, I want to help you […]