Demand, Capacity and Flow QI Collaborative: Wave 3

The National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health at the Royal College of Psychiatrists is launching the third wave of the Demand, Capacity and Flow Collaborative in September 2027.Following a successful first and second cohort of the DCF Collaborative, the NCCMH is launching the third wave in September 2027. The design of the collaborative and support offered will be based on our learning from the previous waves.

The Collaborative will run for two years, beginning September 2027. The initial six-eight months will involve teams understanding their system through process mapping, and designing their QI project (project aim, measures, and theory of change). We will also support the teams to co-produce their work and bring an equity lens to it. The following 16-18 months will be spent testing ideas and embedding changes. 

Join us for a Q&A

We will be holding two Q&A sessions with the Demand, Capacity, and Flow programme team, to give teams an opportunity to find out more about Wave 3 of the programme and ask questions before submitting an application.

• Q&A session 1: March 2027 (date to be confirmed)
• Q&A session 2: June 2027 (date to be confirmed)

Application dates

• Applications open: March 2027
• Applications close: July 2027

The fee for membership will be £11,000 + VAT per team for the entire collaborative, with a 10% discount if an organisation signs up more than one team.

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