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No health without mental health: a cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages: supporting document: the economic case for improving efficiency and quality in mental health
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document outlines the opportunities to make value for money savings in delivering mental health services using the Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) approach. It also highlights the importance of promoting early intervention and prevention and how this can reduce costs by improving outcomes and increasing quality and productivity. Main sections cover: early identification and intervention of mental health problems; the promotion of positive mental health and prevention of mental disorder in childhood and adolescence; the promotion of positive mental health and prevention of mental disorder in adults; addressing the social determinants and consequences of mental health problems; and improving the quality and efficiency of current services. It supports the Government strategy 'No health without mental health: a cross-Government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages'.