Mental Health and Wellbeing Delivery Plan

Annex B – Service Renewal Framework Principles

Prevention:

Across the continuum of care.

• Health and care is focused on prevention and proactive early intervention to realise long term wellbeing and reduce the burden of disease. All parts of the community and health and social care system will work together to maintain better population health and reduce inequalities and stigma.

People:

Care designed around people rather than the system or services.

• Health and care is responsive, respects individual needs and delivers outcomes that matter to people. People will be more in charge of their own health and wellbeing as we enable self-care. People will have the information they need to share decision making about their own physical health, mental health and social care, and services will trust their choices. Services will be equitable (i.e. proportionate to need).

Community:

More care in the community and at home, rather than a hospital-focused model.

• Health and care is accessible, seamless, and equitable across settings. People will be able to access more services and support in the community – and hospitals will focus on the most acute and complex procedures or levels of care.

Population:

Population planning, rather than along boundaries. 

• Our planning of services will be based on evidence-based, strategic assessments of population needs across Scotland, at national, sub-national and local level.

Digital:

Reflecting societal expectations and system needs.

• Using technology and innovation to change people’s experiences of how they interact with services and better manage their own wellbeing, whilst simultaneously maximising the use of data and technology to make services as modern, joined up and efficient as possible.