The Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH):
a new direction for better outcomes

New publications - launched February 2012

Our four new commissioning guides:

 

 

Our new summary briefing - what is the JCP-MH?

 

 

 

A new direction

  • The Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health is a new collaboration between leading organisations with an interest in mental health and learning disabilities.

 

  • The JCP-MH works with the Royal College of General Practitioners and their Centre for Commissioning.

 

  • The JCP-MH also builds upon the National Mental Health Development Unit's previous work on commissioning and mental health.

 

 

 

Publications

Volume 1

 

Volume 2

 

 

 

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 For better outcomes

The JCP-MH:

 

  • publishes briefings on the key values and principles for effective mental health commissioning;

 

  • provides practical guidance and a framework for mental health commissioning;

 

  • supports commissioners in commissioning mental health care that delivers the best possible outcomes for health and well being;

  • develops guidance for best practice commissioning in areas where disparities in outcomes exist;

 

  • brings together patients, service users, clinicians, commissioners, managers and others to deliver the best possible commissioning for mental health and wellbeing.

 

To view current progress, please click here

 

 

To find out more

Administrative queries - Claire Churchill (020 7235 2351 x6293)

 

Policy queries - Chris Fitch (020 7235 2351 x6297)

 

 

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