Workforce development and mental health service delivery

Lyons, Christina
Baguley, Clare
Fisher, Denise

Senior Research Fellow

Department of Nursing

University of Central Lancashire

Programme Director - Primary Mental Health Care School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work University of Manchester

Programme Leader

Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Mental Health Liverpool John Moores University

Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry 11(1):p 41-43, January-February 2007.

The authors describe a novel collaboration that moves away from traditional contracting procedures, with PCTs and SHAs working in partnership with education providers to facilitate and implement a new role in primary care mental health services.