The country's 10 strategic health authorities chose between two and
five Primary Care Trusts to deliver new or expanded psychological
therapy services in their area in 2008.
They have also commissioned higher education institutions to start training the newly recruited workforce, using the newly-developed IAPT national curricula for high and low intensity therapy workers.
This will deliver 700 more therapy workers in 2008/09 and 3,600 by 2010/11.
More than 100 Primary Care Trusts have joined the programme recent guidance commited all PCTs to providing a service by 2011.
As a result at least 900,000 more people will receive NICE-approved talking treatments by 2011. Half of those receiving treatment will move to recovery and 25,000 fewer of them are likely to be on sick pay and benefit.
Strategic Health Authorities are delivering regional IAPT programmes for more information and to find out about service developments and career opportunities in your area please follow the links on the left hand menu.
Follow this link for more information on http://www.iapt.nhs.uk/workforce/ and services