Managing Implementation: Mental Health Commissioning

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Managing Implementation Mental Health
Commissioning

• Clare Mahoney
• Head of Integrated Mental Health Commissioning,
  Liverpool PCT
• 7th July 2009

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Commissioning..what is it?

• Best fit between resources and needs
• Strategic and population level
• World class
• Shifting focus of care from diagnosis and
  treatment to prevention and well-being
• Reducing health inequalities
• Focus on outcomes
• Commissioning cycle
• Described as the eyes, ears, brain to reflect the
  core functions
• Governance
• Data gathering and intelligence analysis
• Procurement

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Supporting children and parents via commissioning
processes

• Increase visibility
• Challenge stigma
• Data collection and analysis
• Safeguarding children
• Care plans
• Equality issue
• Keep it high
• Support the champions

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Contd

• Address gaps and deficits
• Partnerships joint-funding, joint-protocols
• Make good use of helpful policy
• Development of outcomes measures
• Public mental health evidence base