Employment advisers in IAPT Direction 2017

A Direction given by the Secretary of State for Health requiring NHS Digital to establish and operate an informatics system for the collection and analysis of work data to support patient care and the evaluation of the initiative employment advisers in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT).

Purpose

To support the Secretary of State for Health's statutory duty to protect heath and address inequalities, and promote the health and well being of the nation, and to inform clinical care in the provision of integrated employment support in IAPT services.

Legal basis

Sections 254(1) and (6), 260(2)(a), 261(3), 274(2) and 304(9), (10), (12) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and Regulation 32 of the National Institute for Health and Social Care Excellence (Constitution and Functions) and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (Functions) Regulation 2013.

The Direction came into force on 6 September 2017.

This Direction was replaced by the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Directions 2021 on 7 January 2021.

Learn more about this Direction

Employment advisers in IAPT Direction

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Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Data Set

Information about the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Data Set, now known as NHS Talking Therapies. This includes an overview of the data set and information for providers and their system suppliers to easy access to the information they need to implement and submit data

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