A series of 4 mental health commissioning network events were held between June 08 and October 08; to update commissioners on latest developments.
25 June 08 – Placing Service Users at the Centre of Commissioning - Cambridge
View presentations from the day:
- “Towards the Best Together” East of England Vision for Mental Health - Jess Lievesley, NHS East of England
- Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Update - Fiona Macmillan-Shields, Eastern Development Centre
- National Expectations/Policy Background to the day – Maurice Burns, Eastern Development Centre
- Service User Involvement "The Hertfordshire Experience" - Mark Jordan, Herts Joint Commissioning Team
- Viewpoint: Service users at the centre of Commissioning - Denise Edwards, Viewpoint.
- "Challenges in shifting the balance of power" - Moving towards active service user and carer participation in commissioning in Essex - Caroline Robinson, Essex County Council/NEST/Sunrise
- “World Class Personalisation!” - Robin Murray-Neil, National Social Inclusion Programme-mental health & personalisation.
- Individual Budgets in Mental Health - The Experience from Norfolk. Philip Williams, Norfolk County Council.
14 July 08 – Themed Review of Mental Health Commissioning: Feedback from Eastern Region Submissions and Key Issues for Action – Cambridge
View presentations from the day:
- Key Issues from Eastern Region Themed Review - Jess Lievesley, NHS East of England
- Emerging Themes from National Submissions - Maurice Burns, Eastern Development Centre
- New Horizons - Angela Greatley
- New Horizons – Lucy Butler
- Towards the Best Together - Pól Toner, NHS East of England
- World Class Commissioning Assurance Process - Expectations for MH Commissioners - Andy Vowles, NHS East of England
- Using Data to Support Effective Commissioning - Julian Flowers, ERPHO / Steve Fern, NHS East of England
- National Programme to Support Effective Mental Health Commissioning & System Reform - Kieron Murphy, Care Services Improvement Partnership
08 October 08 - Day Workshop on Commissioning Recovery Oriented Services – Newmarket
View the Participants Workbook - Thinking about Mental Health Services Commissioning Within a Recovery Orientation Framework
05 November 08
View presentations on:
- Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, the agenda… - Pól Toner, Head of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, NHS East of England
- Healthcare Commission performance assessment of East of England mental health services - Jess Lievesley, Commissioning & Development Manager for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, NHS East of England