Mental Health NetworkSuccessful past, ambitious future

Our succeses in 2012Below, we take a look back at some of the highlights from our work programme over the last 12 months.

Mental health and the NHS MandateWe worked closely with colleagues in government as the first Secretary of State’s Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board was developed. The Mandate put mental health in a prominent position and included a number of areas for improvement, including access to NICE approved treatments and improving employment outcomes.

Implementing No Health Without Mental HealthIn July 2012, the Deputy Prime Minister, launched the implementation framework for No Health Without Mental Health. We worked with Mind, Rethink Mental Illness, Turning Point, the Centre for Mental Health and the Department of Health to develop the framework, and we secured endorsements from both Public Health England and the NHS Commissioning Board.

Supporting recovery With the Centre for Mental Health, in February 2013 we launched the second phase of our Implementing Recovery through Organisational Change (ImROC) programme. The first involved work with 29 sites to refocus services around recovery principles. Over the past two years the team delivered 36 workshops to over 1,000 delegates. We also published a series of briefings and held a number of webinars and events.

Liaison and diversionIn May 2012, the Offender Health Collaborative, of which the Mental Health Network is a member, won a government bid to manage the National Liaison and Diversion Development Network (NLDDN) programme. The NLDDN supports the work of liaison and diversion sites across England to improve health outcomes and reduce reoffending. Over the past year, we held a series of events and supported local development work.

Briefings and reportsThe past 12 months saw the Mental Health Network publish 17 briefings and reports on a broad range of issues including e-mental health, homelessness, liaison psychiatry and the impact of psychological interventions for people with physical long-term conditions. We also published a report on the market in mental health services, which set out our analysis of the current landscape for mental health service provision in England. With the support of the Department of Health, we commissioned a report from the National Development Team for inclusion which examined how access to effective treatment can be improved for people with autism and learning disabilities.

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and reports published

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attended ImROC events

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68 MHN MEMBERS

285delegates attended MHN member events

Events programmeWe continued our busy events programme in 2012/13. At our annual Mental Health Network conference over 100 mental health leaders heard from high-profile speakers including Norman Lamb MP and Dr Denny Morrison of Netsmart Technologies. We held four general meetings throughout the year, and a series of sessions at the NHS Confederation annual conference in Manchester.

Our ImROC programme held a series of webinars and events, including a conference on the role of peer workers. With partners from the Offender Health Collaborative, we held the first conference of the National Liaison and Diversion Development Network. We also held an active programme of meetings and events with ministers, parliamentarians and opinion formers at each of the 2012 party conferences.

Our ambitions in 2013This year will undoubtedly be a challenging one for the NHS. As new structures are established, and financial pressures continue, the Mental Health Network will be working hard to ensure your voice is heard.

Forging new relationships We will continue to forge close working relationships with new organisations, including the NHS Commissioning Board, Public Health England and Health Education England. We pledge to work with the NHS Commissioning Board on how best to deliver the mental health priorities set out in the NHS Mandate.

Choice and Payment by ResultsWe will continue to work with the Department of Health and NHS Commissioning Board to work through how choice of provider, to be introduced from April 2014, should be implemented. We will also continue to work with colleagues on the development of Payment by Results for mental health services.

E-mental healthFollowing on from the publication of our recent discussion paper, we will report on how technology is currently being used in mental health services, in addition to what lessons can be learned from abroad. We will continue to discuss with the NHS Commissioning Board and others how spreading good practice in e-mental health can best be supported.

Supporting recovery We will continue to work with our partners at the Centre for Mental Health on the second phase of the

Implementing Recovery through Organisational Change (ImROC) programme. The ImROC programme works with mental health services and their partners to refocus their services around the principles of recovery. More information can be found at www.imroc.org

Liaison and diversionWe will continue to work with our partners in the Offender Health Collaborative to deliver a second year of the National Liaison and

Diversion Development Network (NLDDN) programme. The NLDDN supports the work of liaison and diversion sites across England to improve health outcomes and reduce reoffending. In 2013/14 we will be publishing a number of good practice briefings and reports. More information can be found at www.nlddn.org.uk

Mental health and community servicesIn recent years, many Mental Health Network members have become significant providers of out of hospital services. In 2013/14 we will develop a programme of work to support this group of members, and examine what opportunities exist to realise efficiencies and improve outcomes.

Working with political parties2013/14 will be a critical year for the development of manifestos for the next general election. We will continue to work closely with parliamentarians from all three main political parties as they begin this process.

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