Transforming Community Mental Health Teams in Practice

Transforming Community Mental Health Teams in Practice
Free to attend 2.5 CPD Hours
Online Forum, 2.5 CPD hours
Tue 1 Dec 2026 08:45-12:50

Hear how Community Mental Health Teams are changing practice to improve access, experience and outcomes

Come together with CMHT leads, managers and clinicians to explore how to strengthen community mental health pathways, embed personalised care and deliver better outcomes for the people you support. Through national insight, patient perspectives and real-world examples of transformation, discover practical approaches to redesign your pathways, reduce unnecessary administrative burden, improve collaboration across services and put people at the centre of your care.

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Transform CMHT approaches

Following the successful in-person conference ‘Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT): Transformation in Practice’ which took place in April in Bristol, this new and free online forum is for professionals working for CMHT services across the country. Take one morning out to hear from the experts as well as learn from each other and explore how to: 

  • Interpret national guidance and identify how to embed Personalised Care Framework (PCF) in your CMHT
  • Reduce the administrative burden in Community Mental Health Pathways through co-production 
  • Explore a model of transformation and integrated working in practice 
  • Hear patient perspectives on their experience of a transformed model of care 
  • Take part in a case study-based interactive session on transformation to improve outcomes

Best practice in CMHT

Benchmark your service and uncover new approaches to CMHT innovation

This engaging morning will equip you with practical strategies, actionable insights and fresh perspectives to help drive meaningful innovation within your service. By attending this free online forum, you will be able to: 

  • Hear from the experts who are driving change within CMHT 
  • Network with like-minded peers to discover effective solutions to common challenges
  • Find out what other services are doing to identify where your service is making strides as well as opportunities for growth 
  • Ask your burning questions to gain tailored advice to take back to your service

Meet your sponsor

SBK Healthcare would like to thank SilverCloud by Amwell for sponsoring this educational forum.

8:45
Registration and opportunity to network in breakout rooms
9:15
Chair’s opening remarks
Steve Skinner, Pathway Development Lead, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
National update
9:25
Embedding Personalised Care Framework (PCF) in CMHT
  • Exploring the core principles of PCF and application in CMHT
  • Understanding how PCF can support improved access and outcomes
  • Navigating the practicalities of incorporating the framework within CMHT pathways
Dr Ali Brabban, National Clinical Advisor, Adult Mental Health and Clinical Lead for Community Transformation, NHS England and Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
9:55
Questions and answers with Dr Ali Brabban
Paper-centred to person-centred care
10:05
Reducing the administrative burden in Community Mental Health Pathways through co-production
  • Co-producing assessment redesign within the scope of the PCF
  • Releasing time to care – using quality improvement to transform practice
  • Freeing up clinical time by removing duplication
Meg Yeardsley, Continuous Quality Improvement Lead, Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust Continuous Improvement and Quality Assurance Team, and Steve Skinner, Pathway Development Lead, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
10:35
Questions and answers with Meg Yeardsley and Steve Skinner
10:45
Sponsor showcase from SilverCloud by Amwell
10:55
Questions and answers with the sponsors
11:00
Meet the sponsors
11:10
Screen break
The Pennine Care Model
11:20
Community transformation in practice: a Pennine showcase of integrated service development
  • Exploring a model of transformation and integrated working in practice
  • Navigating key learnings from service redesign and cross-team collaboration
  • Planning for the future and next steps for community transformation
Alison Kendall, Programme Director: Community and Crisis Transformation Programme, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, and Hayley McLellan, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
11:50
Case study: patient perspectives of the Pennine Community Transformation Model
12:00
Questions and answers with Alison Kendall and Hayley McLellan
12:10
Case study-based interactive session: Optimising transformation to improve outcomes
Attendees will be placed in breakout rooms to review the same case study and discuss their thoughts on:
  • How would you respond to this person’s presenting needs?
  • Who would you involve within your CMHT?
  • How are you integrating different services and support within your CMHT?
12:40
Feedback from case study-based interactive session: Optimising transformation to improve outcomes
12:50
Chair’s closing remarks and close of morning

With thanks to our speakers

Leading experts in transforming Community Mental Health Teams will share the latest national updates and guidance, examples of best practice and allow you to take innovative new approaches back to your service, ready to implement. 

Steve Skinner

Pathway Development Lead
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Ali Brabban

National Clinical Advisor, Adult Mental Health and Clinical Lead for Community Transformation
NHS England and Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Alison Kendall

Programme Director: Community Transformation Programme
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Meg Yeardsley

Continuous Quality Improvement Lead, Continuous Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance Team
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Hayley McLellan

Mental Health Nurse
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

FREE Attendance

  • Places are free to NHS, Charity and Public Sector Professionals

Please only book a place if you are able to attend on the day as this forum will not be recorded. If you book a place and your circumstances change, meaning you are unable to attend, please inform us in writing to bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk at least 48 hours prior to the course taking place.

Failure to attend without prior written correspondence will result in a £100 charge.

What happens once you have booked your place?

Once you have registered your place on Zoom, the bookings team here at SBK Healthcare will approve your registration within 5 working days. You will receive a formal confirmation via email once your registration is approved. 

If you do not receive an email from SBK Healthcare please email us at bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk or call 01732 897788.

Within one week of the online conference taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the conference.

If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.

How this online forum will work

If you are unsure of Zoom or how to access the conference on the day, practice sessions are available. These are optional but great if you are unsure of whether your camera and microphone will work on Zoom. We hold several one hour practice sessions across the week when a member of SBK Healthcare staff will be waiting in Zoom to assist you, sure you are all set for the day. If you would like to request one of these practice sessions please email the bookings team.

On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the conference by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. In groups of between 6-10 people, you will be admitted into the main conference room to be greeted by a member of SBK staff. In the same group you will be taken into a breakout room and asked to turn on your video and microphone. A member of the SBK team will get your group started with some orientation tasks and ‘ice breaker’ topics, before leaving you to network.

When you are automatically brought back into the conference room for the start of the conference, you will be asked to turn off your camera and microphone so that the chair can start the forum. During each presentation you will be able to ask questions in the chat box function. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.

Click here to view the specially created 5-minute video that will walk you through how to get the most out of attending your SBK Healthcare interactive online forum.

Terms and conditions

Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk.
 
Cancellations and substitutions
This online forum is free to attend to all NHS and Public Sector attendees. Please note that you can cancel your place up to 48 hours prior to the conference taking place, failure to attend without prior written cancellation will result in £100 charge. You can email the bookings team to cancel or amend an existing booking. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
 
Conference changes
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes. Should the event be postponed for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.

 
Certificate of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every attendee, as a record of continuing professional training and development.
 
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Who should attend?

Join like minded colleagues for a morning of learning, guidance and networking to transform your CMHT approach

Take this opportunity to hear the latest national updates, benchmark your service and gain fresh ideas to improve the care you provide. Come together online to share in best practice alongside: 

  • CMHT Managers and Service Leads
  • CMHT Clinical Leads and Consultants 
  • Strategic and National Directors/Leads
  • Transformation and Improvement Leads and Managers

Past attendee feedback

This Community Mental Health conference has been held as a face-to-face event since 2024. Now taking place online, attendees have expressed their appreciation of the real-world examples, solutions to their challenges and the support they receive for the transformation of their team. Hear just a small selection of the feedback we have received: 

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“Fabulous event with an excellent blend of presentations and interactive discussion. Really inspiring speakers and attendees – I’m leaving today feeling invigorated”
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Community Mental Health: Transformation in Practice, April 2026
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“Really inspired and have learned lots of things I want to apply locally”
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board, Community Mental Health: Transformation in Practice, April 2026
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“Well organised, a good range of speakers that inspired and reassured with regards to service development”
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Community Mental Health: Transformation in Practice, April 2026
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“Very topical and interesting. I have taken away loads of ideas, thank you”
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS, Transforming Community Mental Health Services, April 2025
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“It was a really positive experience to hear the speakers, network and learn from different areas”
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Transforming Community Mental Health Services, April 2025
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“It was great to hear good practice examples and to chat to others about progress”
- NHS Wales, Transforming Community Mental Health Services, April 2025
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“An inspirational and empowering day with the opportunity to network with like-minded professionals”
- Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust, Connecting Community Mental Health Services, April 2024

Confirmed sponsor


SilverCloud by Amwell are a leading provider of evidence-based digital mental and behavioural healthcare solutions. Supporting 80% of NHS Talking Therapies Services, with up to 70% clinical recovery rates.

Why sponsor?

Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing talking therapies forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully  immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.

Your event, managed by us

SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.

Reach out today

If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:

Vanessa Jarman
Contact: 01732 897788
Email: vanessa.jarman@sbk-healthcare.co.uk