C03. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Scope

This Clinical Reference Group (CRG) covers Tier 4 secure and non-secure Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), inclusive of eating disorders (male and female).

The focus of the CRG over the coming 12 months will be on:

  • supporting the delivery of service procurement
  • providing support and guidance for the secondary commissioning and new models of care agenda
  • having a specific focus on the relationship with the secure pathways of care and transition arrangements.

Membership

Chair: Dr Tina Irani (associate)/Dr Prathiba Chitsabesan (chair)

Recruitment to this CRG is in progress and the names of the members will be updated shortly.

Products

A key part of the CRG’s work is the delivery of the ‘products’ of commissioning. These are the tools used by the 10 Hub Commissioning Teams to contract services on an annual basis.

Service Specifications

Service specifications are important in clearly defining the standards of care expected from organisations funded by NHS England to provide specialised care. The specifications have been developed by specialised clinicians, commissioners, expert patients and public health representatives to describe both core and developmental service standards. Core standards are those that all funded providers should be able to demonstrate, with developmental standards being those which may require further changes in practice over time to provide excellence in the field.

The following service specifications fall within the scope of this CRG: