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The Cavendish Square Group is supporting NHS England London’s #mentalhealth month. Taking place throughout May, the month is designed to provide information about mental health services in London and shed light on what the NHS and its partners are doing to support the mental health and well-being of the capital’s citizens.

The National Audit Office has today (21 April 2016) issued a report on the Department of Health and NHS England's progress around implementing access and waiting time standards for people with mental health conditions.

Cavendish Square Group Chair and Chief Executive of Chief Executive of Central and North West London NHS FT has been appointed as the new NHS England National Mental Health Director.

The wider economic cost of mental ill-health to the London economy has been estimated at over £26 billion per year. This staggering figure includes the impact on businesses and the economy of 5.6 million lost working days each year due to mental health conditions.

Mental health isn’t something that our society or our health services can afford to ignore. This World Health Day, we reinforce why there can be no health, without mental health.

After running a successful pilot aimed at developing integrated and innovative care for patients with medically unexplained symptoms, East London NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded funding from The Health Foundation to share the successes of the pilot scheme across the NHS.

Young people growing up in 21st century London face an array of problems not seen by teenagers in previous generations. Ensuring that NHS services do everything possible to make certain the capital’s young people have a fulfilling and healthy childhood is a Cavendish Square Group priority.

Twelve months ago (25 February 2015) the 10 London 10 NHS Trusts responsible for mental health services formalised their commitment to pushing mental health to the top of the city’s agenda. Here we look back at what has been achieved through pan-London working.

Perinatal mental health is rightly rising up the agenda. Here we discuss how London's Trusts are responding to the increasing number of people who need services and support during the perinatal period.