Resources for Strategic Clinical Networks and Senates – NHS England
Resources for Strategic Clinical Networks and Senates, published by NHS England. Read more »
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Raising our Sights guides
Mencap and the Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) Network have produced a series of how-to guides and films to help local areas meet the needs of people with PMLD. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners of acute care – inpatient and crisis home treatment
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 »
Guidance for commissioners of older people’s mental health services
This guide is about the commissioning of mental health services which can improve the mental health and wellbeing of older people. Read more »
NICE draft guideline: management of autism in children and young people
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidelines on ‘The management and support of children and young people on the autism spectrum’. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners of forensic mental health services
This guide is about the commissioning of high, medium, and low secure forensic mental health services for working-age adults. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners of drug and alcohol services
This guide has been written to provide practical advice on developing and delivering local plans and strategies to commission the most effective and efficient drug and alcohol services for adults. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners of community specialist mental health services
This guide is about the commissioning of specialist community mental health services. It explores the role of Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), Assertive Outreach Teams and Early Intervention Teams among others. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners of mental health services for people with learning disabilities
This guide is about the commissioning of mental health services for people with learning disabilities, enabling them to live full and rewarding lives as part of their local communities. Read more »
Personal health budgets guide: How to get good results
This guide is a summary of what has been learned so far about how to make personal health budgets work well. It brings together findings from the evaluation and good practice advice developed together with the pilot sites. Read more »
Co-production – changing the relationship between people and practitioners
This good practice guide describes the ideas behind co-production and offers suggestions for how they can be used to make sure personal health budgets work well for people locally. Read more »
Mental health PbR: guidance for 2013 to 2014
This guidance published by the Department of Health includes a set of indicative cluster costs and proposes quality and outcome measures. Read more »
Statutory Guidance on Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies
This guidance, published by the the Department of Health, explains the duties and powers of Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWSs). Read more »
The Way Forward: Clinical Senates
This document published by the NHS Commissioning Board outlines the role that Clinical Senates will play in providing strategic clinical advice and leadership across a broad geographical area to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), health and wellbeing boards (HWB) and the NHS England from April 2013. Read more »
NICE Guideline CG155: Psychosis in children and young people
Evidence-based guideline, and pathway on the recognition and management of psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people under 18. Read more »
IAPT for Adults Minimum Quality Standards
This guidance sets out quality standards for commissioning and delivery of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services for adults. Read more »
Resources for Operational Delivery Networks – NHS England
Resources for Operational Delivery Networks, published by NHS England. Read more »
Guidance for commissioning public mental health services
This guide is about the commissioning of public mental health interventions to reduce the burden of mental disorder, enhance mental wellbeing, and support the delivery of a broad range of outcomes relating to health, education and employment. Read more »
What’s reasonable? Mental illness and disability law in your GP practice
This guide published by Rethink Mental Illness is designed to help GP surgeries make reasonable adjustments for people affected by mental illness, as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. Read more »
Everyone counts: planning for patients 2013-14
This guidance for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) outlines the incentives and levers that will be used to improve services from April 2013. Read more »