The Partners in Recovery program: mental health commissioning using value co‐creation

Abstract

strategy -Unstoppable Together -recognises that the next few years are a crucial time for mental health. We want to ensure that millions more people are able to access the mental health services that will help them recover and stay well.Engaging with mental health experts through experience is at the heart of Mind's work. We do this both nationally and through our unique network of local Minds delivering services across England and Wales.At Mind, we believe that co-production reflects our continuing work to engage meaningfully with the people who use our services. This is reflected in our values as a network and underpins our approach to service delivery. Our ambition is that co-production becomes central to the way the Mind network operates.In 2013, we commissioned nef (the new economics foundation) to carry out a review of existing evidence regarding co-production -examining when, why, and how it has been used in mental health and what impact it has had on people's lives and their recovery. What next around co-production in mental health?We will use the evidence and the recommendations from this report to drive our work on co-production in the Mind network and ensure that we are offering the best possible support to those who use our services.We also hope the findings and the case studies will reinvigorate interest and commitment to co-production in the commissioning, design, delivery, and evaluation of services, in order to truly transform services across all mental health settings. We know that much has been done already in this area but there is much more to do before co-production becomes the norm. Foreword from MindWe're Mind, the mental health charity. We want everyone experiencing a mental health problem to get the support they need and the respect they deserve. Introduction 2The project has been developed within Mind's national programme -the Network Personalisation Programme -to position the network of local Minds as market leaders of high quality, recovery focused, personalised services that individuals want to buy. This programme contributes towards the achievement of Mind's Unstoppable Together strategy (2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016) with the ultimate aim of increasing the number of people with mental health problems who are able to access timely and individual support to make their own choices via the Mind network.The need for this work on co-production within the Network Personalisation Programme emerged in a time of great financial challenge, as a way of exploring additional resources to tap in to for strengthening social care and promoting a better understanding of how to engage with communities in services that promote co-operation, equity, inclusion, and well-being. MethodologyWe used an existing database of co-production literature which is kept by nef and updated regularly with new materials to identify the key literature on coproduction in mental health. We also conducted a brief internet-based search for any new materials, and sought input from five mental health co-production specialist...

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