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<p>For people living with depression, anxiety or other common mental health conditions,
talking to a mental health profession can be a real lifeline and help them to manage
their conditions. That is why the Government and NHS England have committed to Improving
Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) to reach 25% (1.5 million) of people with
common mental health conditions by 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Planning Guidance
sets out clear expectations for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to meet the IAPT
expansion targets outlined in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health as part
of annual planning and all CCGs have had to submit their expected trajectories towards
those targets.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Planning Guidance is available at the following
link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/planning-guidance-18-19.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/planning-guidance-18-19.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>Assurance of delivery is gained from regional scrutiny of CCG plans against
core IAPT standards. Quarterly deep-dives with regions and the national Senior Responsible
Owner are used to inform our shared view of progress and support implementation. This
process also helps to identify concerns and enables NHS England to understand where
support is needed from the national team, and support plans to mitigate any emerging
risks for the region.</p><p> </p><p>Additional funding has also been built into CCG
2018/19 baseline allocations to support the expansion of services outlined in the
planning guidance and the specific trajectories set for 2018/19.</p>
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