1. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: Challenges and opportunities in the context of social care

2. No Health without Mental Health Personalisation through Self Directed Support Health and Social Care Bill Government ‘austerity’ measures Strategic Context

3. Challenges Funding Increasing demand for services Developing Joint Commissioning relationships with CCGs Providing service users with more choice and say in the services they receive Supporting long term market development

4. Opportunities Do things differently and more creatively Review and redesign service provision to allow better integration and movement for service users through services Closer partnership working particularly with VCS Greater focus on recovery and social inclusion Personalisation will result in services responding better to service user needs Carer support

5. Summary Importance of Joint Working – Health & VCS Choice and Personalisation Provision focused towards recovery Future challenges will bring opportunities