Mental health specialised commissioning will be devolved to provider collaboratives

Mental health specialised commissioning will be devolved to providers
HSJ 3 January 2019

• Mental health specialised commissioning will be fully devolved to provider collaboratives within the next three years, according to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust chief executive John Short.
• An NHS England spokesperson said: “Following the success of the new care model programme the intention is for specialised mental health services to eventually be planned and delivered by partnerships of providers and NHS England, as well as local commissioners, in all parts of the country.
• This is in line with a wider drive to join up care – and the timing of implementation will vary according to the maturity of services and local health systems.”

See Preparing for 2019/20 Operational Planning and Contracting Annex E: Integration of specialised services with local health and care systems

NHS England 21 December 2018

Integration of specialised services with local health and care systems

Preparing for 2019/20 Operational Planning and Contracting Annex E: Integration of specialised services with local health and care systems
NHS England 21 December 2018

• This document provides detail on how specialised services will be planned in collaboration with local systems to ensure more joined-up care for patients including place-based arrangements.