Demand, Capacity and Flow QI Collaborative 

Demand, Capacity and Flow (DCF) is a quality improvement collaborative that aims to support Mental Health Services across the UK to improve the demand, capacity and flow of their services.

The National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health launched Wave 2 of the DCF collaborative in April 2025. This wave is based on learnings from the first wave, an 18-month programme which finished in July 2024. You can follow the wave 2 teams' progress.

We will be launching Wave 3 of the collaborative in May 2027. Wave 3 of the collaborative is open to community and inpatient teams within organisations that provide mental health care, including NHS, third sector, and private providers. 

If you have any questions about the collaborative, contact the team at DCFQI@rcpsych.ac.uk.