The NHS Operating Framework for 20010/11 refers to the increasing importance of integration and integrated working. In particular, emphasising more user-focussed integrated care pathways to deliver better outcomes and transform community services.

We will be developing this page to include more informationn about  integrated care pathways and models of design and delivery for maternal mental health service managers to consider.

• World Health Organisation  Integrating mental health into primary care - A global perspective
• South East Coast Mental Health Clinical Pathway Review Group Our NHS, Our Future
• National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare Integrated Care Pathways - A guide to good practice
• Local Strategy for Sheffield Mental Health Services
• Bournemouth & Poole Primary Care Trust A Care Pathway for Perinatal Mental Health
• Western Health and Social Services Board Western Area Maternal Mental Health Care Pathway for Porfessional Staff