October 2016

IAPT annual report 2015-16

Publisher: 
Central Government
Topics: 
Mental health, IAPT
Year of Publication: 
2016
Type: 
Report

This report examines activity, waiting times and outcomes in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme from 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016.

IAPT is run by the NHS in England and offers NICE-approved therapies for treating people with depression or anxiety. 

There were 953,000 people who entered treeatment but only 396 people received employment support (low intensity) asnd only 57 people received high intensity employment support.

http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB22110

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Realising Aspirations for All: improving access to employment for people who are deafblind

Publisher: 
Charities
Topics: 
Sensory impairment, Reasonable adjustments
Year of Publication: 
2016
Type: 
Research, Report

Deafblind people can work, however many will need specialist support to enable them to do so.  Sense campaigns to ensure those deafblind people who want to work get the support they need to gain employment and those deafblind people who work are supported to do their job well and can progress in their career.

Sense has written a report about the barriers deafblind people face when looking for work and when in employment and learn about the solutions that can help more deafblind people to gain and sustain employment.

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