Background
The Mental Health Market Development Plan (18-64) is one of several commissioning plans that aim to improve supply, quality, and access to appropriate provision in the City according to current and predicted increased future needs. It focuses on support for a small subset of the population with mental health needs – a group of around 280 people who require accommodation and support funded by the council. It is aimed at existing and prospective providers and offers details of the type of high quality, effective services we plan to commission between 2025 and 2027. These plans sit under, and should be read in conjunction with, the Market Position Statement, which provides further context and sets out the shape of the current adult social care market and an indication of projected future demand.
For mental health services we aim to:
- Promote the greatest level of independence possible, making use of everyone’s personal assets, resources and abilities.
- Focus on recovery and helping people progress through and out of services to whatever extent is right for them.
- Make greater use of community resources and the wider mental health system.
- Future-proof the market with increased quantity of provision and greater use of assistive technology and innovative models of support.
- Better match supply and demand so there is a choice of good-quality, effective provision to suit different needs, giving us the best possible value for money.