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• WELCOME
• OCTOBER SPOTLIGHT
Welcome to the latest edition of the National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU)
news briefing on programme developments and related policy and practice news.
• THEMED FOCUS
• Quality and productivity
If you would like to know more about our work, contact Alison Cooley or Tony Jameson-Allen.
in mental health (QIPP)
For more information go to our website. Click here to subscribe or unsubscribe to future editions.
• Mental health and the QIPP
agenda – some facts and figures
• Acute Care Pathways
• Out of Area Placements
• Mental/physical interface
OCTOBER SPOTLIGHT
• POLICY AND PRACTICE
Key developments:
Ian McPherson, NMHDU Director
• NMHDU series of evidence
factsheets available "The National Mental Health Development Unit is working alongside The NMHDU is committed to providing a vital bridge between
• Royal Colleges join forces to meet policy colleagues to inform and shape the new mental health strategy, policy and practice and has an ambitious work programme that runs
the commissioning challenge which the Minister for Care Services announced earlier in September. to March 2011.
• Triangle of Care guidance launched While no-one can credibly underestimate the scale of the challenges While our funding arrangements and future are subject to review
• Dual diagnosis programme final ahead, it is possible to implement real, measurable improvements in and to the major changes across the public sector, key mental health
report and training resources mental health care provision and in the wellbeing of communities, stakeholders are in discussions with the DH about what type of policy
published families and individuals, if we take an evidence-based, whole systems implementation function would be required, and could be achieved,
• The role of local government approach to the task. beyond March 2011. The outcome of those discussions are expected to
in promoting wellbeing become clearer towards the end of this calendar year.
The NMHDU is working closely with key partners, such as the NHS
• Users try out personal mental
Confederation and ADASS to give local commissioners and providers In the meantime, we welcome your continued interest and involvement
health budgets
a strong, well evidenced case for driving cost-efficiency in a way that to ensure we achieve the goals we have committed to in our current
• Equalities programme develops
improves outcomes in the lives, hopes, and expectations of the end work programme."
new resources
user. With this issue in mind, this edition of our stakeholder briefing
• Let’s Respect toolkit focuses on the work we are doing with DH and our partners to promote
• Developing financial capability QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) in the mental
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• POLICY AND PRACTICE Paul Burstow has signalled a new, equal emphasis on mental health
outcomes in assessing quality of NHS and social care. The new strategy
Key developments: will expect patients’ mental health to be considered alongside their
• NMHDU series of evidence physical health outcomes following NHS treatment.
factsheets available
"The fact is we can no longer accept that curing someone of cancer,
• Royal Colleges join forces to meet
then leaving them to struggle with depression afterwards, is a true mark
the commissioning challenge
of success," he told Community Care magazine.
• Triangle of Care guidance launched
• Dual diagnosis programme final "The NHS should deal with the full parameters of a patient's recovery,
report and training resources including helping them return to work and get their life back after illness.
published That's what the new outcomes framework should deliver."
• The role of local government The full report is available on the NMHDU website.
in promoting wellbeing
• Users try out personal mental
health budgets
• Equalities programme develops
new resources
• Let’s Respect toolkit
• Developing financial capability
• EVENTS
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• WELCOME EVENTS
• OCTOBER SPOTLIGHT
Upcoming events with NMHDU programme involvement include:
• THEMED FOCUS
• Quality and productivity Meeting the challenge: driving quality and
in mental health (QIPP)
productivity through mental health commissioning
• Mental health and the QIPP
agenda – some facts and figures Venue: Manchester Conference Centre
• Acute Care Pathways Date: 20th October, 2010
• Out of Area Placements
• Mental/physical interface Where is faith in mental health?
Venue: The International Centre, Telford
• POLICY AND PRACTICE Date: 22nd October, 2010
Key developments:
• NMHDU series of evidence Trauma and adult mental health:
factsheets available taking steps on the road to recovery
• Royal Colleges join forces to meet Venue: ORT House Conference Centre, London
the commissioning challenge Date: 30th November, 2010
• Triangle of Care guidance launched
• Dual diagnosis programme final Psychological Therapies in the NHS
report and training resources
Venue: Savoy Place, London
published
Date: 2-3 December, 2010
• The role of local government Web: Click here
in promoting wellbeing
• Users try out personal mental
Further events are listed on the events section on the NMHDU site
health budgets
• Equalities programme develops
new resources
• Let’s Respect toolkit
• Developing financial capability
• EVENTS