Large-scale Mental Health Virtual Group Consultations for 100+ patients
Widening Access to Care, Reducing Workload—Because There Is No Health Without Mental Health
Due to the huge interest already shown, limited places available for the next phase of our Shine Bright Mental Health Virtual Group Consultations – if you want to get involved please register your interest below.
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94 %
of patients feel significantly better (100% feel better) -
81 %
feel less likely to use GP services -
75 %
feel highly motivated to work on improving their mental health themselves (100% felt motivated) -
94 %
likely to share what they’ve learned with somebody else
Best Practice London 2025✨
What a fantastic day at Best Practice London 2025! We had an incredible response to our innovative group consultation model that is not only improving mental health but having a positive impact on physical health. By empowering patients to take control of their health and self-manage more effectively, we’re reinforcing a vital message: there is no health without mental health. This breakthrough model is transforming the way people approach their overall health—giving them the tools and confidence to thrive. It’s a reminder that mental health isn’t just a part of well-being; it’s the foundation of it.
We also shared our call for PCNs to join us in co-creating an Adult Neurodiversity LifePack to support those waiting for diagnosis and treatment. Developed alongside GPs, this LifePack will provide immediate, meaningful support to ensure patients aren’t left without help while they wait. This new approach puts PCNs at the heart of solution development, bringing care closer to patients through collaboration and innovation.
Express your interest in these initiatives here.
What Shine Bright Mental Health Virtual Group Consultations can achieve
Powered by ShinyMind award-winning digital wellbeing prescription
Happier patients achieving comparable results to NHS Talking Therapies
Free your time for complex cases
Reduce patient demand – 81% less likely to use GP services
Boost your team’s wellbeing and productivity
Delivers more with existing Access, Inequalities, QOF budgets
The Shine Bright Virtual Group sessions are already helping me a lot to help me think better, feel better and live better. To think about my mindset to be calm, confident and in control, to keep me safe and to manage my boundaries and my emotions.
Patient feedback
Pioneering Place-Based Care: How Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is Transforming Mental Health Support with Large-Scale Virtual Group Consultations
Led by Dr Tayo Kufeji, Newport Pagnell Medical Centre are pioneers of place-based care through the delivery of large-scale Mental Health Virtual Group Consultations to up to 100 patients, powered by ShinyMind, the award-winning digital wellbeing prescription and prescribing platform. Evaluation of the programme has found that these NHS co-designed group consultations are:
- delivering more with existing Access, Inequalities and QOF budgets
- reducing workload of GPs and freeing up their time to deal with more complex cases
- widening access for 100+ patients at a time
- boosting their team’s wellbeing and productivity
- achieving results comparable NHS Talking Therapies
- reducing patient demand
Most traditional group consultations are for 10-12 patients, but we did this with 50+ patients and the feedback has been exceptional, and we are seeing fantastic results in terms of reduction in GAD7 and PHQ scores. We really are pioneering a new approach to mental health care. – Dr Tayo Kufeji, GP, Newport Pagnell Medical Centre
Following the successful delivery of a 1-hour interactive webinar on ‘Coping with Anxiety’ to patients living with anxiety, depression, and a long-term health condition, of which 136 registered to attend, NPMC then worked with ShinyMind
to further expand and test the model of large-scale Mental Health Virtual Group Consultations by developing and delivering a 4-week virtual programme for 50+ patients. Based on the psychology of identity, promoting enhanced
self-awareness and developing a greater level of self-efficacy, patients explore, discover and grow by understanding themselves better, improve their choices, reduce anxiety and improve their mental and physical health.
Patients were supported throughout the programme with access to ShinyMind, an award-winning digital wellbeing
prescription, and received weekly behavioural nudges during and after the programme to improve their anxiety, mental health and physical health.
| If you are interested in implementing this programme across your organisation or system, please complete the form linked below or contact us at hello@shinymind.co.uk; |
| Possible funding sources: o Impact and Investment Fund o Practice funding for Modernising GP Access o Health Inequalities funding (if eligible) |