Narrative
Approximately 6,500 suicides are reported annually in the UK, and 28% are patients in contact with mental health services during the year before their death. Research by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (NCISH) at the University of Manchester has shown that specific improvements to services significantly reduce suicide rates. At the NCISH we have used this evidence to develop recommendations for improving patient safety in mental health settings. Working with relevant stakeholders, including guideline developers and policymakers, this influential research has directly shaped national suicide prevention policy. NCISH recommendations are incorporated in national policies and clinical guidance in all UK countries.Impact date | Aug 2013 → Dec 2020 |
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Category of impact | Policy, Health and wellbeing |
Impact level | Adoption |
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Research output
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Learning from clinicians’ views of good quality practice in mental healthcare services in the context of suicide prevention: a qualitative study
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation of mental health service recommendations in England and Wales and suicide rates, 1997-2006: A cross-sectional and before-and-after observational study
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early Post-Discharge Suicide in Mental Health Patients: Findings From a National Clinical Survey
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health: Annual Report: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Mental health service changes, organisational factors, and patient suicide in England in 1997–2012: a before-and-after study
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review