This document sets out the specification for a local enhanced service to support self-management for people with depression.

This document is an enhanced service specification for embedding self-management service improvements for people with depression and other long term conditions.  It outlines the enhanced service provision which will be provided and is specifically to include:

• Clinician training
• Patient self-management support and training – Dealing with Depression, Expert Patient and Looking after me.
• Service improvement – New small system changes relevant and chosen by the practice/team to improve and support self-management; small changes to encompass the 3 enablers – agenda setting, goal setting and follow up
• Monthly reporting and feedback