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1. IAPT and Commissioning Mental Health Services in Plymouth Gavin Thistlethwaite
Commissioning Manager
NHS Plymouth
2. IAPT and Plymouth 3rd Wave site;
Based on an existing NHS service;
Hub and spoke model;
3. Progress… Residual concerns from previously contracted providers;
Challenges from GPs
… but the service is up and running;
Funding for 10/11 is secured
4. New Horizons and Plymouth Priorities for Plymouth
Access
Early Intervention
Service innovation
The place of IAPT in the wider mental health service is crucial to make the whole system work
6. Integration Focus around GP practices
Interface between primary care, specialist mental health and IAPT
Aim to improve GP treatment and management
Access less about GP referral more about self referral
Development of website
Walk in service in the city centre
Development of partnerships with non-statutory providers
Social enterprise/community interest companies
7. Future Opportunities Independence from the NHS
Partnership with other agencies
Working with employers and schools
Forming new organisational entities
Creating focussed services for priority groups
Expanded treatment options