Corporate Publications

Here is a list of links to a range of primary care mental health documents created by mental health organisations - including information about the Mental Health (Wales) Measure.

Some of the documents in this list have been saved in the .mht format which is not compatible with all browser software which means you may not be able to view these types of files on your computer.

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If you work for or run a mental health organisation and would like to see one of your documents listed on this page then we would be happy to look into adding it.

However, we would ask that you put a link to our website on your own website in return.

WaMH in PC Documents

• The Gold Standard for Mental Health and Wellbeing Creating Mental Wealth by Dr Tony Downes
• GP Guidance: Emerging Psychosis & Young People - What You Need to Know - (RCGP & RC Psych Forum)
• Primary Care Guidance: Early Intervention in Psychosis - Looking After Bodies as well as Minds - (RCGP & RC Psych Forum)
• Primary Care Guidance on Debt and Mental Health - (RCGP & RC Psych Forum)
• Primary Care Guidance on Smoking and Mental Health - (RCGP & RC Psych Forum)  

Key Documents

• Key CAMHs Policy Documents
• Key Adult Mental Health Policy Documents
• Key Older People's Policy Documents
• Key Substance Misuse Policy Documents
• The Substance Misuse Treatment Framework including Co-morbidity with Mental Health Problems

 Key NSF Documents

• Adult Mental Health National Service Framework (Apr 2002)
• Adult Mental Health National Service Framework - Stronger in Partnership (Sept 2004)
• Adult Mental Health National Service Framework - Nerth Mewn Partneriaeth (Medi 2004)
• Adult Mental Health Policy Guidance. The Care Programme Approach for Mental Health Service Users (Feb 03)
• Adult Mental Health Services for Wales Strategy Document (Sept 2001)
• Adult Mental Health Services Raising the Standard - The Revised Adult Mental Health NSF and an Action Plan for Wales (Oct 2005)
• Aim Mental Health Improvement Guide (Sept 2006)
• Assertive Outreach Guidance to Support SaFF 21 (Jun 2007)
• Cynllun Oes: Creu Lechyd a Gofal Cymeithasol o'r Radd Flaenaf i Gymru Yn Yr 21ain Ganrif
• Designed for Life: Creating World Class Health and Social Care for Wales in the 21st Century (May 2005)
• Healthcare Standards for Wales - Making the Connections Designed for Life (May 2005)
• IAG Response to the Mental Health Promotion Action Plan for Wales Consultation (Jan 2007)
• IAG Response to Fulfilled Lives Supportive Communities Consultation
• Management & Consultancy Project with the US Network (Mar 2006)
• Meeting the Health Social Care & Wellbeing Needs of Individuals with a Personality Disorder (Sept 2005)
• Nerth Mewn Partneriaeth 2 - Cynnwys Defnddwyr Gwasanaethau (Hydref 2008)
• NICE Guideline - Anxiety (Dec 2004)
• NICE Guideline - Management of Depression in Primary & Secondary Care (Dec 2004)
• Raising the Standard - Adult Mental Health Race Equality Action Plan (Oct 2006)
• Raising the Standard - Mental Health Promotion Action Plan
• Raising the Standard - Patient Identifier & Ethnicity Monitoring Form
• Review of the Implementation of the Care Programme Approach in Wales (Jul 2006)
• Risk and Quality Review - Under Pressure (Aug 2005)
• Risk and Qaulity Review - Under Pressure (Welsh) (Awst 2005)
• Stronger in Partnership 2 - Involving Services Users and Carers in Design, planning, delivery and evaluation (Oct 2008)
• Suicide Prevention Level 1 - Draft advice from National Public Health Service to WAG (Feb 2006)
• Suicide Prevention Level 2 - Draft advice from National Public Health Service to WAG (Mar 2006)
• Suicide Prevention Level 3 - Draft advice from National Public Health Service to WAG (May 2006)
• Suicide Prevention Level 4 - Draft advice from National Public Health Service to WAG (Jul 2006)
• Supporting Mental Health Service User Involvement
• Supporting Mental Health Service User Involvement - Part 2
• US Network Response to the Management & Consultancy Project (Mar 2006)
• WHC (2005) 005 The Bournewood Case (Jan 2005)
• WHC (2005) 006 Management of Stress Resulting from the Indian Ocean Tsunami (Jan 2005)
• WHC (2005) 048 - CR/HT Services in Wales (May 2005)
• WHC (2006) 053 - Adult Mental Health Services in Primary Healthcare Settings Policy (Jul 2006)

Mental Health (Wales) Measure Part 1 - Guidance

• Delivering the independent mental health advocacy service in Wales - Guidance for independent mental health advocacy providers and Local Health Board advocacy service planners
• Implementing the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 - Updated guidance for Local health Boards and Local Authorities
• Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 Guidance - Guidance for Local Health Boards and Local Authorities on the establishment of joint schemes for the delivery of local primary mental health support services
• Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 – Mapping of local mental health services - Data mapping all existing mental health services in primary care across Wales (Spring 2011)
• Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010: National Service Model for local primary mental health support services - Guidance on how Local Health Boards and local authorities can achieve their Part 1 duties
• Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 Policy Implementation Guidance on 'Local Primary Mental Health Support Services' and 'Secondary Mental Health Services' - Guidance to assist Local Health Boards and Local Authorities in meeting their duties under the Measure

Mental Health (Wales) Measure - Ongoing Guidance

• Code of Practice to Parts 2 and 3 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (GEN-LD8880) - Guidance to mental health service providers about meeting obligations under Part 2 and Part 3 of the Measure

Mental Health (Wales) Measure Part 1 - Legislation and Regulations

• Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 - The founding legal document for the Mental Health (Wales) Measure
• The Mental Health (Assessment of Former Users of Secondary Mental Health Services) (Wales) Regulations 2011 - The original version
• The Mental Health (Care Co-ordination and Care and Treatment Planning) (Wales) Regulations 2011 - The original version
• The Mental Health (Independent Mental Health Advocates) (Wales) Regulations 2011 - The original version
• The Mental Health (Primary Care Referrals and Eligibility to Conduct Primary Mental Health Assessments) (Wales) Regulations 2012 (SUB-LD8881) - These Regulations contain provisions made under powers contained in sections 7(6)(a) and 47(1) of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 ("the Measure")
• The Mental Health (Regional Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2012 (SUB-LD8862) - These Regulations provide for regional provision for the purposes of Parts 1 and 3 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 ("the Measure")
• The Mental Health (Secondary Mental Health Services) (Wales) Order 2012 (SUB-LD8896) - Article 3 of this Order provides that local primary mental health support services made available in a particular local authority area under a scheme are not to be regarded as secondary mental health services in that local authority area

Professional Documents

• The CWMT GP Toolkit – The Mental Health Consultation (With a Young Person) (Feb 2012)

If you want to find out more about adding a information to this page or about anything contained within it please contact our Project Manager Lesley Hills via email at lhills@rcgp.org.uk or on 029 20 504 516.