Health services

Tender description

The service will deliver Step 2, Step 3 or Step 3+ interventions, and clinicians will use GAD7 and PHQ-9 scores and other clinical indicators to determine the level of intervention required. If treatment offered is not in line with these scores then a clear clinical rationale and justification is required and must be clearly documented in the person’s clinical notes. This activity will also be monitored in the regular performance monitoring data collected from providers. A national programme for Improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) was launched in 2008. The core components of this service are contained within the IAPT implementation plan published by the Department of Health (DH) in Feb 2008. The model of care for this service is based around a stepped care model based upon the Least intervention first time (LIFT). The service can provide provision for Step 2, Step 3, Step 3+ and ‘online support and interventions’ to work in Swale CCG and Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley CCG’. The IAPT ‘3 Year Report’ states that ‘at least 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem at some stage in their lives. This can place a significant burden on that individual’s well-being, their family, the NHS and the wider economy. Recognising this, in February 2011 the Coalition Government highlighted its commitment to improving mental health in England through ‘No Health Without Mental Health’, a strategy that aims to achieve parity of esteem between mental health and physical health services. The service will deliver Step 2, Step 3 or Step 3+ interventions, and clinicians will use GAD7 and PHQ-9 scores and other clinical indicators to determine the level of intervention required. If treatment offered is not in line with these scores then a clear clinical rationale and justification is required and must be clearly documented in the person’s clinical notes. This activity will also be monitored in the regular performance monitoring data collected from providers.