Mental health trusts overview

The indicators for existing targets are now available via the indicator links on the left hand side of this page. They include details of why the indicator is included, the data source, the period of time assessed by the indicator and the technical specification (construction).

The existing targets relevant to mental health trusts are:

• Child and adolescent mental health services: increased services
• Crisis resolution team implementation

Indicators that are not applicable to all trusts

Some indicators for existing targets are not appropriate for some individual specialist trusts. For instance, indicators relating to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) do not apply to trusts that do not provide these services. A trust’s rating will be allocated on the basis of those indicators that are appropriate to the trust concerned.

Combined trusts

Combined trusts (those that provide healthcare organisations which provide functions of more than one type, for example, primary care trusts which also provide mental health services) should refer to the indicator lists for all relevant trust types. Their assessment will be based on all of the indicators for each function they deliver.

Queries

Please direct any queries to the assesment mailbox: performance.indicators@healthcarecommission.org.uk