Primary care services for adults in mental health care cluster 4.

Reminder. If you would like to attend the bidder information event please contact [email protected] before midnight 3rd February 2016.

In addition if you are able to respond to the questions below please do so before midnight 3rd February 2016. Please email to Ellen Kinsley.

The Mid- and South-Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Groups are carrying out a market assessment exercise in order to help us develop primary care services for adults in mental health care cluster 4.

It is expected that primary care psychological therapies (PCPT) can meet the needs of many people in cluster 4; however, for people who have not recovered through PCPT or where PCPT is not deemed suitable, commissioners wish to assess whether any alternative options can be provided within primary care.

Commissioners would like the market to consider: • What types of service or treatment could be provided for people in cluster 4? Services/treatments must be effective in promoting sustainable recovery and enabling people to eventually become independent of services. The following types of services may be considered as part of this exercise: - Wellbeing hub – online/telephone with face to face drop-in sessions for advice and signposting - Wellbeing navigators – one-to-one support for a limited number of sessions, to assess an individual’s needs and support them to access the most appropriate services - Recovery college/courses – an educational approach to understanding one’s mental health and building resilience - Wellbeing approach – such as engagement in meaningful activities, peer support/mentoring and social inclusion • Does the market have the capacity, capability and willingness to provide primary care mental health services, such as those described above, to people in cluster 4? • Would it be necessary, or advantageous, for several providers to work together to deliver this kind of service? • Are there any issues that may cause providers difficulty in delivering this kind of service, for example the geography of the area? • Are there certain cohorts of patients within cluster 4 which would be more appropriately supported within secondary care, such as people with certain diagnoses? • While it is expected that PCPT will meet the needs of most people in clusters 1-3, could there be benefits in people in clusters 1-3 accessing an alternative primary care service alongside people in cluster 4? How would providers see this working?

Save the date!

The Mid- and South-Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Groups are holding a Market Engagement Event. Providers and potential providers of mental health services are invited to meet with commissioners and help us develop primary care-based services for people in care cluster 4.

When: 10th February 2016, 12 – 4pm Where: Meeting Room 1, Birch House, Ransom Wood Business Park, Southwell Road West, Rainworth, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG21 OHJ

Additional information: REMINDER - Could you please respond confirming your attendance at the Event on 10th Feb 2016. In addition we have extended the deadline for responding to questions until midnight 3rd February 2016.

To help us in this Market Assessment exercise could we ask you to complete as appropriate the attached market engagement response template and return to us on or before 5pm on Wednesday 3rd February 2016.

Could you email your response to: [email protected].

Market Engagement Event

If you would like to attend the market engagement event on 10th February could you please email Ellen Kinsley, Commissioning Manager for Mental Health and Learning Disability Services, to register your interest: [email protected].

Places will be limited to a maximum of two representatives per provider.