NHS St Helens Primary Care Mental Health Service Provision including IAPT Service Specification

NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group - Primary Care Mental Health Service Provision including IAPT.

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) are working on behalf of NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) who wish to engage with potential Bidders to soft market test their approach prior to a procurement for Primary Care Mental Health Provision including IAPT for patients living in the town.

Most people with mental health problems are cared for by their GP with one in four GP consultations containing a mental health component. The CCG is committed to providing high quality, safe, treatment and care which is known to be effective and accessible.

The CCG recognises that, to enable Primary Care Mental Health Services (PCMH) to successfully deliver expected outcomes and support the recovery of Service Users, services need to work together as a system to provide holistic care and treatment, identify any gaps in service provision and ensure that communication with Service Users, providers and commissioners is maintained.

Mental health issues incorporate a potential myriad of social, interpersonal and psychological distress. On occasions, further interventions and support may be required, be it employment or debt advice or support following bereavement.

During 2018- 19, the CCG and Local Authority have integrated to become St Helens Cares. This Integrated approach has been supported by the Kings Fund and Nationally recognised as good practice.

GP forward View describes the development of GP localities into GP Hubs - which may commission and provide local based services for their population. They may do this a standalone practice from shared premises or GPs coming together /merging as larger practices.

It will be a service that:

This service will integrate two broad areas:

These services will be delivered by the NHS, Local Authority and Voluntary Sector working together, providing an integrated offer to support GPs, their patients and carers. St Helens CCG will also act as a coordinating function, aligned with a wider network of other community-based services and providing seamless access to those services.

Additional information: St Helens CCG is governed by Cheshire and Merseyside Health Partnership.

The CCG population is 197,184 and the estimated prevalence of Common Mental Health Disorders is 29,159 as reported by NHS England (CCG Planning Assurance Guidance).

St. Helens has a high level of deprivation and unemployment, and we are a regional and national outlier for high incidence of suicide.

There is a strong relationship between prevalence of recorded common mental health problems and deprivation of usual residence of patients.

How can Bidders support the soft market testing?

To find out more or to respond to this opportunity please review the Request for Information attachment and supporting Annexes to understand how you can arrange for a meeting with the Commissioner and /or to complete the soft market testing questions.

Soft market testing meetings are taking place on 12th June 2019 and time slots will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Bidders should email mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net detailing their first and second choice time(s) for the meeting.

Time slots available - 9.30am to 10.30am, 11.00am to 12 noon, 12.30pm to 1.30pm, 2.00pm to 3.00pm. 3.30pm to 4.30pm.

Useful links

https://www.sthelensccg.nhs.uk/

https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/news/2018/november/13/st-helens-cares-sets-sights-on-second-national-award/

https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/news/2018/june/19/st-helens-cares-in-the-running-for-award/

https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/news/2018/june/28/st-helens-cares-scoops-major-uk-award/https://twitter.com/search?q=st%20helens%20ccg&src=typd https://twitter.com/MLCSUprocure

https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mlcsu-procurement/