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NHS England selects sites to test new approaches to mental health

27th June 2017

NHS England has announced a new tranche of sites that will be used to test innovative approaches to delivering improved mental health services.

A total of 11 pilot sites – including NHS mental health trusts, independent sector and charitable organisations – have been selected to create new treatment approaches that can reduce the number of people receiving inpatient hospital treatment, while ensuring those who do need more intensive care can receive it closer to home.

This will involve sharing a local budget, effectively reorganising services and putting managers and clinicians in charge of managing budgets and providing specialised services that are tailored to their area's individual needs.

The pilot is being launched in response to an increase in the number of young people and adults being sent for mental health care inpatient services far from their homes, making visiting very difficult and potentially affecting a person's recovery.

Reducing inpatient hospital care could also help deliver savings, which can then be reinvested in wider mental health services.

Claire Murdoch, NHS England's national director for mental health, said: "These sites have a fantastic opportunity to really tailor their mental health care around local people – helping to drive down the numbers traveling long distances and improving local services for patients."

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