CCG alert: Bringing together physical and mental health: A new frontier for integrated care

8 March 2016

Integrated care initiatives in England and elsewhere have paid insufficient attention to the relationship between physical and mental health.
The report identifies 10 areas where there is particular scope for improvement. These span the full range of health system activities, illustrating that change is needed across the system. Commissioners and providers can use these 10 areas as a guide to identify where some of the most significant opportunities for quality improvement and cost control lie.
Priorities

Priority 1: Incorporating mental health into public health programmes
Priority 2: Promoting health among people with severe mental illnesses
Priority 3: Improving management of medically unexplained symptoms in primary care
Priority 4: Strengthening primary care for the physical health needs of people with severe mental illnesses
Priority 5: Supporting the mental health of people with long-term conditions
Priority 6: Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of carers
Priority 7: Supporting mental health in acute hospitals
Priority 8: Addressing physical health in mental health inpatient facilities
Priority 9: Providing integrated support for perinatal mental health
Priority 10: Supporting the mental health needs of people in residential homes

Appendix A: 3 Dimensions of care for Diabetes (3DfD)
Appendix B: Integrated persistent pain pathway in Oldham
Appendix C: City and Hackney Primary Care Psychotherapy Consultation Service
Appendix D: Oxford Psychological Medicine Service
Appendix E: Psychological medicine services in Hull
Appendix F: LIFT Psychology in Swindon
Appendix G: Physical health check protocol for patients with mental health problems in Bradford and Airedale
Appendix H: Primary care for secure inpatient units in west London
Appendix I: Physical health liaison service in Highgate mental health unit
Appendix J: Integrated perinatal mental health service in Devon

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