Mental health and wellbeing

Case studies, presentations and posters

By May 2024 all children / young people aged 13 – 18 attending our epilepsy clinic will have mental health screening, use patient feedback to identify service requirements. 

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 

To utilise the Strengths and Difficulties (SDQ) screening tool in 50% of young people aged 14 and above with a diagnosis of Epilepsy, on our caseload by May 2024. 

Northern Care Alliance (Salford) NHS Trust

To design, test and implement a mental health screening process and signpost CYP to a range of appropriate resources by May 2024. 

Isle of Wight Trust NHS Trust 

To strengthen mental health referral pathways​ and To develop a mental health support package for teenage patients

Dr Katherine Hunter, Consultant Paediatrician, Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To improve our knowledge about the wider needs of 10 patients with Epilepsy under the care of the BNHH paediatric epilepsy team by April 2023

Dr Gabriel Whitlingum, Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability, Dr Danielle McLymont, Principal clinical child psychologist, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust

To optimise mental health support pathways for 10–16-year-olds with mental health difficulties and epilepsy by June 2023

Susan Mulhall, Paediatric Epilepsy Specialist Nurse , Great Western Hospital NHS Trust

To develop and implement by Summer 2023 a mental health guide for all children and young people 11 to 17 focused on understanding and managing emotions

Lianne Fielding, Paediatric Epilepsy Specialist Nurse, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

By May 31st, 2023, 60% of 9-18 years old Epilepsy patients in South Yorkshire ICS will have access to mental health screening supported with referral pathway as per local trust pathway

Dr Suhail Habib, Consultant Paediatrician Epilepsy Interest, Dr Fharhad Motaleb, Consultant Paediatrician Epilepsy Interest and Carys Amies, ICS Clinical Lead, South Yorkshire ICS

Identify and implement a mental health screening tool for CYP with epilepsy to identify those at risk.

Ms Nichola Hodges, Epilepsy Specialist Nurse, Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust

Improving mental health pathway using signposting

Dr Sharmila Manivanna Consultant Paediatrician, North-West Anglia Foundation Trust

To ask 50% of children aged 12-16 years with a diagnosis of epilepsy- without a learning difficulty – and their parents/carers attending paediatric epilepsy review clinic before the end of April 2020, how the epilepsy service can support their wellbeing.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust project team