This guide is about commissioning services for people with acute mental health needs. It explains the purpose, characteristics and components of acute care so that commissioners can commission good quality services that are therapeutic, safe and support recovery. Read more »
The Government has set out actions to improve mental health and wellbeing, the largest cause of disability in the UK which is closely connected with other problems, including poor physical health, education and work prospects. Read more »
The mental health community teams activity data for 2012-13 quarters 1 and 2 show that government ambitions for early intervention, care planning and psychiatric inpatient care discharge are being met. Read more »
The Cases for change summarise the evidence base and accepted best practice for commissioning and delivering different models of care. They are part of a suite of commissioning tools which form Volume 3 of the Commissioning Framework. Read more »
This strategy sets out six shared objectives to improve the mental health and well-being of the nation, and to improve outcomes for people with mental health problems through high quality services. It supports the Government’s aim of achieving parity of… Read more »