In my previous blog I talked about the investment needed in the NHS if people are to be able to access the treatment they need locally, and this is before we consider the non-NHS services that people with mental health issues need. Before I hosted my first Mental Health Summit in 2013 I brought together […]
As someone who has been an enormous fan of LAMP for many years, I’m delighted and very flattered to be asked to be their patron. LAMP have always been at the forefront of the drive to reduce stigma in mental health and their advocacy work is becoming increasingly necessary in times of disability cuts, overstretched […]
Vote for Charity to win AVIVA funding A local mental health charity is calling on the public to help them win funding to support a new scheme. LAMP serves Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and is rallying the troops to help support an application for the Aviva Community Fund. Run like a competition, the project offers organisations […]
A group of Leicestershire business people will be cycling from Leicester to Land’s End in a charity bike challenge next month – and all without leaving the comfort of a popular local pub. The “Leicester to Lands End for LAMP” event entails cycling 321 miles on a static bike over 24 hours, with all proceeds […]
In July the Government launched another plan to transform mental health services. This plan, ‘The mental health workforce plan for England’, sets out measures to tackle the ‘historic imbalance’ in workforce capacity and fulfil ambitions to improve mental health services. As a Local Champion for Mental Health I, of course, totally agree with the aims […]
We are thrilled to have been chosen as one of the charity partners for next year’s Leicester Curry Awards. Marketing campaigns have already begun for the glittering event, which will be taking place on April 22nd 2018 at Athena, Leicester. LAMP will feature on all promotional and marketing materials which will be distributed across the […]
