A report has found that there is a postcode lottery for ADHD treatment, with wide variation in the use of the shared care agreements needed for GPs to be able to prescribe ADHD medications. At the same time, the Mental Health Foundation has drawn attention to the poor quality of many of the mental health plans published by integrated care systems, with only six of the 42 evaluated deemed “excellent”. This week also sees the launch of a statutory inquiry into the deaths of 2,000 mental health patients in Essex. Relatives hope that the inquiry, the first of its kind, will lead to reform of mental health services nationwide. There is good news too, as we report on a study that shows that mindfulness meditation is successful at reducing pain compared to a placebo – and that the effect shows up on brain scans. https://lnkd.in/egAG9YPy
About us
Beginning life as the National Nursery Examination Board (NNEB) in 1945, we have continued to evolve throughout our history. FCC emerged from the sale of the awarding organisation, the Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education (CACHE), in September 2015. The charity today consists of an engaged group of Trustees, a close-knit executive team, and a sizeable endowment. Her Majesty, the late the Queen, was our Royal Patron for whose service we are immensely grateful. We anticipate there will be transition in due course. FCC is an ambitious, visionary organisation focused on facilitating and leading the beneficial transformation of health and care provision. We collaborate not only with policymakers, practitioners, think-tanks, and other charities, but also with innovators, investors, private providers, and, of course, our beneficiaries themselves in order to design solutions that test our hypotheses and answer the questions we pose. We are a commercially aware organisation, looking for opportunities to further the charity’s interests by monetising our impact work in order to remain independent. This includes investing our profit and capital in activities that directly benefit our beneficiaries. This is best exemplified by the planned establishment of an Innovation Fund. The fund will invest our own and third-party capital in exciting commercial ventures for both societal impact, within the scope of our charitable objects, and a commercial return. We made our inaugural investment in 2018 and are in the process of partnering with an established fund manager to bring our vision to life. Of particular focus at present is addressing the considerable unmet needs of people with mental health issues. Via our Mental Health Exemplar project we have established powerful stakeholder networks, evaluated over 300 digital mental health solutions and are supporting the development of better and accelerated access to evidenced tools to address the substantial gaps in care.
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External link for Future Care Capital
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- Think Tanks
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- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- London
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1945
- Specialties
- Social Investment, evidence-based research, crowdsourcing, and public policy engagement
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London, SW1V 1PX, GB
Employees at Future Care Capital
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Andy Jones
Honorary Professor and Freelance Evaluation Consultant
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Joe Steel
Leading with purpose and alignment, as Executive and NED
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Andrew Whelan
Chair; Non-Exec; CEO; Elderly Care; Strategy; Leadership; Financial Management; Investment; Acquisition; Divestment; M&A; ROI; Capital Raising;…
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Torian Hope
Dietary Aide at Future Care Capital
Updates
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The Prime Minister has responded to the findings of the Darzi Report by promising major reform through the 'biggest reimaging of the NHS'. https://lnkd.in/eVm7QwXU
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The substantial increase in the number of students going straight from university to being economically inactive is being driven by mental illness, a new report finds Boston Consulting Group (BCG) NHS Confederation. https://lnkd.in/enMSm4Yv
Thousands of new graduates going straight to long-term sickness
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Government should focus its spending on areas that offer the most return on investment, including mental health, argue The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) researchers. https://lnkd.in/ewXy-mjr
Putting money into mental health services would boost the economy, report finds
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Homeless people who are hoping to live independently are being helped with their #MentalHealth by using #VR https://lnkd.in/eDjgjZiZ
Virtual reality project launched to help homeless people improve mental health
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RYSE Special Opportunities Fund invests in Curio Digital Therapeutics Inc. supporting women’s #MentalHealth. https://lnkd.in/dp8ZcV-C
RYSE Special Opportunities Fund invests in digital therapeutics supporting women’s mental health
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Shocking new figures from the NHS show that the number of children in England being referred to mental health services for anxiety has risen more than 50-fold in seven years. In its efforts to tackle rising rates of mental ill-health, the NHS 111 service has been extended to people experiencing mental health crisis, making England one of the first countries in the world to offer 24-hour mental health support through a single phone line. This week also sees the publication of intriguing research showing that taking a placebo can reduce stress and anxiety – even when the individual knows that it’s a placebo. https://lnkd.in/e5AkFxzk
News round-up (30 August 2024)
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#MentalHealth patients in North London will use the platform to access their own data, view appointments and track their symptoms. https://lnkd.in/e5eqNQk9
North London Mental Health Partnership adopts personal health record
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A new digital #health record would bring together all a patient’s data and act as a single source of truth, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change report says. https://lnkd.in/eezcHQ4v
Tony Blair Institute calls for NHS to introduce digital health record for every citizen
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A new report from Autumna highlights failings in the process of discharging elderly patients from hospital, with frequent delays and poor communication. https://lnkd.in/eAbSiPte
Majority of care providers want hospital discharge reform, report finds
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