Issue details

In November 2014, the Cabinet Member for Adult and Community Services approved a series of recommendations for the reshaping of Adult Mental Health Services.  This report sets out the proposals to develop a specialist framework for Care and Support services for people with mental health needs.  Care and support is currently delivered to people in their own home or in shared accommodation settings. The market also supports people to receive rehabilitation support to improve their mental health.

Mental Health services for working age adults in Lancashire are delivered through various arrangements, many of which involve partnerships with NHS bodies both at a service level and certainly at a whole system level.

At present packages are individually purchased leading to a wide variation in the costs, quality and outcomes for individuals.  The framework will introduce a new specification with clearly defined outcomes, quality requirements and will seek to incentivise providers to promote rehabilitation with anew fee structure which will manage costs.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No 25 have been complied with.