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NHS News
- A new chapter for the Advisory Group for Data July 16, 2026Dr Jon Fistein reflects on the current position and future direction of NHS England's Advisory Group for Data. Having been appointed Chair of NHS England's Advisory Group for Data (AGD) earlier this year, and now beginning to settle into the role, this feels like the right moment to set out where we are and where […]
- Keeping research data safe: safe people and safe organisations June 23, 2026Sally Stewart, Programme Director, North West Secure Data Environment, reflects on the importance of public trust when health data is used for research, and how a focus on security and transparency shapes the work of the NHS Research Secure Data Environment Network, including its newly launched Registration Service.
- The NHS App, from digital front door to lifelong companion May 13, 2026Liz and Rachel set out the NHS App’s journey from digital front door to lifelong companion – meeting people where they are, at home and on demand. Based on their joint presentation at Digital Health Rewired in spring 2026.
- One design system is better than 2 April 15, 2026Frankie and Ananda explain why the NHS design system is not just for public-facing services, with an overview of recent changes to meet the needs of staff-facing services. There’s also more change coming, and you can get involved too. The NHS design system was set up to meet the needs of teams building public services. […]
Blog – SEMH
- New Free SEMH Toolkit August 6, 2026Free Tools to Support SEMH in Your Setting If you work with children and young people with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, you'll know how much time goes into understanding what's really going on beneath the behaviour you see day to day. The SEMH Toolkit was built to make that easier — a […]
- BBC Panorama on Strict Schools August 5, 2026Watching this week's Panorama on strict schools, I was struck by how much airtime went to words like "boundaries," "consequences" and "expectations." These principles are almost universally accepted — but as standalone concepts, they mean nothing. Nobody disagrees that schools need accountability, safety and consequences. The real argument, as the documentary showed, is where […]
- Introducing Our New SEMH Toolkit! July 29, 2026It's been a while since we posted here, but we've been busy... Far from resting on our laurels, we have been developing our new SEMH Toolkit. For years thousands of teachers, education professionals, parents and many many others, have been making use of the suite of tools available through SEMH.co.uk to help develop plans that […]
- 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 […]
The National Elf – 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
- Positive Self-Talk March 27, 2026Life Coach Brian Tregunna explains the importance of positive self-talk and shares some advice on how to achieve it, regardless of circumstances. We all have conversations with ourselves. Sometimes we externalise our thoughts when talking with other people but most of our self-talk is internalised as inner dialogue and not heard by other people. So […]
- Homeopathy for Hayfever in Cornwall and Devon: Natural Relief for Spring Allergies March 26, 2026Spring in Cornwall and Devon is beautiful! It means longer days, coastal walks, blooming hedgerows and fields coming back to life. But for many people it also marks the start of hayfever season, which can leave them dreading the start of spring. Tree pollen in early spring followed by grass pollen in late spring and […]
- The Resilient Spring March 26, 2026A piece on EMDR, Counselling, and Emotional Renewal by Perdita Heasman 🌸 Moving into the Light: As the days lengthen and the frost begins to thaw, we find ourselves at the threshold of Spring. In the world of counselling psychology, we often view the change of seasons as more than just a meteorological shift; it […]
- Slow down, it’s not spring yet. February 19, 2026The Taoist concept of Wu Wei means doing without doing. It’s about going with the flow, not pushing against it or speeding things up. It’s about being comfortable without an agenda or desired outcome. In Chinese Medicine, winter embodies Wu Wei. It’s a time of stillness, gestation, incubation, restoration, and rest. It’s quiet and slow, […]