Personalisation is intended to bring about dramatic changes in health and social care and other public sector services, including:

• 1. greater control and choice for people who need care and support
• 2. services that are customised to meet individual needs and circumstances 
• 3. introduction of personal budgets, and increased direct payments 
• 4. a reduction in traditional block contracts for service providers
• 5. better access to information and advice for everyone who needs it

The MHNE Personalisation Project was set up to look at the impact of these changes on voluntary sector mental health agencies and the people who use them the opportunities, challenges, benefits and risks. By clicking on the menu on the right you can access guidance materials and resources for organisations and individuals, along with reports, information and links to other sites of relevance to voluntary and community mental health organisations in the north east.

If you have any comments or questions about this project, please contact admin@mhne.co.uk

Steve Nash, Project Lead

Steve was an occupational therapist and drama therapist for many years before moving into service development and project management in 1998.

He now leads a Mental Health North East project looking at the impact of implementing personalisation and self directed care in the voluntary sector and the people who use it. Steve is musician and actor with Playback Theatre York, a company that uses improvisation to re-enact personal stories told by members of the audience.

Originally from the south west, he has lived in Newcastle upon Tyne for over thirty years.

Three video overviews of personalisation in MH