Commissioning guides
Published 01 November 2011

Commissioning stepped care for people with common mental health disorders

This is an extract from the commissioning guide. The complete commissioning guide is available at www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cmg41

9 Topic Advisory Group: common mental health disorder services

A topic advisory group was established to review and advise on the content of the guide for commissioners. This group met once, with additional interaction taking place via email.

Lee Beresford - Head of commissioning, NHS Wakefield

Dr Paul Blenkiron - Consultant Psychiatrist and NICE Fellow, NHS North York and Yorkshire

Dr Mark Boon - GP, Conisborough Group Practice and GP IAPT Advisor, Doncaster

Dr Barbara Compitus - GP, Southville Surgery, Bristol and GP lead for Mental Health, NHS Bristol

Erica Crisp - Senior Commissioning Manager (mental health), NHS Halton and St Helens

Professor Linda Gask - Professor of Primary Care Psychiatry, University of Manchester and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Royal College of Psychiatrists and NHS Salford

Dr Anna Higgitt - Consultant Psychiatrist, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Kevin Jarman - Operations, Delivery and Finance Lead, Department of Health

Pavlo Kanellakis - Consultant Psychologist and Director of Psychology, KCA UK

Rufaro Kausi - Commissioning and Provider Development Manager (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies), Department of Health

Lynn Marsden - Senior Commissioning Manager and CSP early detection of depression lead, NHS Halton and St Helens

Helena Savage - Partnership Project Manager, NHS North Lancashire

Dorothy Spicer - Team Leader primary care mental health and counselling, Selby and York

Dr Michael Taylor - GP, Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton

Fenella Trevillion - Head of Partnerships, NHS Oxfordshire

Alex Walker - Lead Commissioner for primary care and community services, NHS Central Lancashire

Dr Nick White - Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Acknowledgements

Professor John Cape - Head of Psychological Therapies, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London and Visiting Professor, University College London

Carole Hirst - Director Psychological Therapies, Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Phil McEvoy - Managing Director, Six Degree Social Enterprise CIC

Marie-Claire Shankland - Director, IAPT Sheffield

Dr Rob Tandy - Senior Trainee in general psychiatry, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Tom Tasker - GP with Special Interest in Mental Health, NHS Salford