South Central EIP Network Pilots Test Digitally Enabled Pathways

In the UK, treatment for first episode psychosis is recommended to last a minimum period of 3 years. The rationale is that evidence shows that the first 3-5 years after the initial episode are the most risky. However many EIP clinicians will report that providing treatment across 3 years is a difficult balance between arranging frequent meetings to see how …

Handling Depression at Work

Have you ever faced the work depression? Unfortunately, all people face depression at from time to time as there is a huge risk of small failures that often happen. It goes without saying that it’s highly important to know how to recover from this disease in order to keep on living a happy life. First of all, pay attention to …

Berkshire Launches Early Intervention in Psychosis Service

The Berkshire Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Launch Event took place on the 15 June 2016. The purpose of the event was to recognise and celebrate the launch of a stand-alone EIP service working across the whole of Berkshire to support those experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP) or with At Risk Mental States (ARMS). For people experiencing the early stages of …

South Region Early Intervention in Psychosis Annual Report

  Early Intervention in Psychosis Annual Report 2015-16 Waiting times and access standards can be used to measure and improve services as well as identifying an expected standard of care. In physical health, the NHS Constitution guarantees patients’ right not to wait more than 18 weeks for consultant-led treatment, but mental health treatment has historically been excluded. For the first …

EIP Services Share Good Practice

  Sharing Good Practice The South region has 32 EIP teams across 16 mental health providers and 50 commissioning groups. This offers ample opportunity to learn from each other and share the burden of solving problems. Chances are, any problem that one team is experiencing has already been tackled by another team.  In January 2016, NHS England (South) put out …

EIP Matrix Supports Service Development and Improvement Planning

EIP Matrix – Harnessing Digital to Support Services to Deliver Better Outcomes for First Episode Psychosis  The Early Intervention in Psychosis Service Development Tool (EIP Matrix for short) allows providers and commissioners to audit their EIP teams and assess them against NICE standards. The tool has been developed by the South Region EIP Preparedness Board and Clinical Group. The tool is …

This is what developing psychosis feels like

By Daniel Smith A year ago this winter I began to not recognise myself.  Sleep was the first thing to change. Progressively, over the course of about a fortnight, I began struggling to drift off. As a 24-year-old man with a good supply of hash, this had never been a problem before. It was so odd. Seemingly out of the …