"Measuring what matters: key indicators for the development of evidence-based employment services" presents a set of key indicators of success for mental health and employment services. It calls for these to be used routinely so that providers, commissioners, service users and government can see how well services are performing. The indicators were road-tested by the Mental Health Network and Sainsbury Centre in 17 sites across England.”
Mental health and employment services should report regularly how well they help people to get and keep paid work. Measuring What Matters paper presents a set of key indicators that can be used routinely so that service users and their families can see how well services are performing. To download the report visit the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health Website
The indicators measure not just how many people using mental health services gain and sustain paid work. They also test the local labour market, the needs of their users and how well services do what is known to work in terms of helping people with mental health problems into employment. This means they provide a rounded view of how well services are doing in their local context.
Download the Indicators
Employment for People experiencing mental health problems
The mental Health Network ran a conference jointly with the Sainsbury Centre o the 6 May aimed at This event will demonstrate the importance of how commissioners, local employment providers, the NHS and independent sector need to work together for improved employment outcomes for service users. The event gave constructive feedback on the performance indicators developed so far. Visit the events page for more infomation