The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) for Severe Mental Illness (SMI) project aims to increase public access to a range of NICE approved psychological therapies for psychosis, bipolar disorder and personality disorders.
In line with Ministerial commitments, the programme now intends to extend the benefits of improved access to psychological therapies to a wider range of people and this includes those with a Severe Mental Illness. Talking Therapies: A Four-Year Plan of Action, that accompanies the 2011 mental health strategy, sets out the policy priorities.
The long-term ambition of the IAPT for SMI project is to ensure that all people with psychosis, bipolar disorder and personality disorders who could benefit from evidence based psychological therapies have access to these interventions.
The following organisations have been selected as IAPT for SMI Demonstration Sites:
Psychosis:
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
James Kelly - Clinical Psychologist
Contact e-mail: IAPT.SMI@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust:
Dr Louise Johns: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Contact e-mail: louise.johns@slam.nhs.uk
Bipolar Disorder:
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
Dr Amanda Gatherer - Director of Psychological Services & Head of Psychology
Contact e-mail: amanda.gatherer@bsmhft.nhs.uk
Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research - Lancaster University
Steve Jones - Director of Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research
Contact e-mail: s.jones7@lancaster.ac.uk
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust and Spectrum will be working in partnership on Bipolar Disorder
Personality Disorder:
Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust:
Chris Gordon, Clinical Manager Personality Disorder Service
Contact e-mail: PDService@sompar.nhs.uk
North East London NHS Foundation Trust:
Dr. Janet Feigenbaum - Strategic and Clinical Lead for Personality Disorder Services
Contact e-mail: janet.feigenbaum@nhs.net
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust:
Professor Anthony Bateman - Clinical Lead
Contact e-mail: abateman@nhs.net
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