Improving Access to Psychological Therapies

TPP has recently been contacted by a PCT asking how SystmOne could help them to deliver Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT).

Development to provide users with support for the IAPT Programme through SystmOne is now in the pipeline.

The IAPT Programme is seeking to deliver on the Government's 2005 General Election manifesto commitment to provide improved access to psychological therapies for people who require the help of mental health services.

Current figures state that only a quarter of the six million people in the UK with depression and anxiety disorders are receiving treatment. This has debilitating effects on society.

Pilot projects showed that if these patients have access to psychological therapies, their health and wellbeing improves, they are more likely to stay employed, and they can participate in the activities of daily living.

The IAPT website says that over the next year, funding from the government will allow 34 Primary Care Trusts to implement IAPT services, allowing 900,000 more people to access treatment. By 2010/11, there will be 3,600 newly trained therapists, and 25,000 fewer patients on sick pay and benefits.

TPP are looking at ways to develop SystmOne Community to support this project.

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For more information on IAPT, try the following websites:
1. NHS: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
2. Choices in Mental Health: Psychological Therapies
3. Department of Health: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies

If you are interested in this development, we'd like your input - please email enquiries@tpp-uk.com