Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 14
14
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Detail lived experience involvement and integration of MSF with wider support systems.
Recommendation
We would also like the Government to set out how people with lived experience will be involved in its development and how the MSF will be integrated with wider systems of support including those provided by the VCFSE sector and local authorities. It is essential that the MSF takes full account of the learnings and insights from the 24/7 Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre pilots. (Recommendation, Paragraph 99) 76 Creating the foundations for high-quality community-based care
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states it accepts the recommendation, but its response focuses on supporting Integrated Care Boards with multi-year commissioning arrangements and a strategic commissioning development programme in 2026-27 to strengthen partnerships with VCFSE organisations. It does not address how people with lived experience will be involved in MSF development, how the MSF will integrate with wider systems, or how it will incorporate learnings from Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre pilots.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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The government accepts this recommendation. The government is committed to ensuring that the MSF for SMI is developed through genuine co-production with people with lived experience. That is why we have recruited a third co-chair for the MSF, Jo Lomani, who is a national mental health co- production lead and expert by lived and living experience. Jo will support the implementation of our lived-experience involvement and co-production strategy to ensure that people who use mental health services stay at the centre of everything we do. So far, Jo has played a critical role in ensuring our approach to engagement is accessible for people with lived experience and effective in facilitating their input. We recognise that partnership working with VCSFE organisations, local authorities and other organisations is important to the delivery of holistic and equitable mental health care. To ensure that the MSF accounts for this, we will be engaging with relevant representatives from these sectors. As mentioned, we also plan to take forward insights from the community based mental health centre pilots, which we expect will provide important learning in this regard. Creating the foundations for high-quality community-based care
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