The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has published the ‘Strategy for the development of psychological therapy services’.  The strategy has the overarching aim of improving the health and social wellbeing of the population of the Northern Ireland by improving access to psychological therapies and by being more responsive to service user’s needs.

BACP is currently looking into the implications the strategy will have for members in Northern Ireland, and will be discussing it shortly at their internal Improving Access to Psychological Therapies meeting on 28 June 2010.  If you need any assistance with regard to the strategy or have any views on it, please contact Suky Khele, Policy and Public Affairs Manager:  suky.khele@bacp.co.uk or telephone 01455 883352.

The strategy can be viewed at: http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/show_publications?txtid=42865.