1. Psychological Therapies: Opportunity or Threat? Penny Curtis Reshaping Care and Mental Health Division

2. Deliver faster access to mental health services by delivering 18 weeks referral to treatment for psychological therapies from December 2014.

3. Why this HEAT Target? For people receiving psychological therapies –Faster access –Increased access –Quality and Safety

4. Well Functioning System High-volume, low intensity interventions Training and supervision of staff across disciplines and services Information to improve service delivery Measuring outcomes

5. Focus on Mental Health Raise profile of mental health services Psychological therapies a key driver for improvement Mental Health Strategy – 5 September