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Schizophrenia

Answer

We know more needs to be done for people with severe mental illness.

The Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board identifies support for people with long-term mental health conditions as a priority area. The board is tasked with ensuring people have access to the right treatment when they need it; ensuring that people with mental health problems are offered a personalised care plan that reflects their preferences and agreed decisions; and putting mental health on a par with physical health, and close the health gap between people with mental health problems and the population as a whole. By March 2015, we expect the board and the national health service to demonstrate measurable progress towards achieving true parity of esteem, where everyone who needs it has timely access to evidence-based services.

There are four indicators in the latest NHS Outcomes Framework 2013-14 which relate specifically to mental health (premature mortality in people with serious mental illness, employment of people with mental illness, psychological therapies and patient experience of community mental health services).

Improving outcomes for mental health patients will also be a crucial element of success for many of the indicators which relate to all patients.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

130518; 554 cc508-9W

Session

2012-13

Subjects

Mental health services Schizophrenia

Link

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