The following PESTEL analysis has been prepared based on expanding the current provision in South West England. Political The NHS is expected to continue expanding access to psychological services as part of the commitment to full roll-out of the IAPT () programme by 2015 Economic Underlying commissioning expenditure will grow by 2%. This will require the achievement of a substantial programme of efficiencies to contain the trend of significantly higher expenditure growth in specialised services. Social People expect the NHS to provide safe, quality care. Currently mothers with postpartum psychosis are being put at risk when a MBU cannot be accessed at a local level. Mothers with other children sometimes decline treatment rather than be sent to another part of the country for treatment. Furthermore, quality local care assists the multidisciplinary teams to effectively work together to provide the best possible outcomes. Technological A new unit would allow new technologies to be introduced to help speed recovery and reduce in-patient days; for example video feedback interventions allow mothers to see how their babies respond to them. These can include video clips of play sessions and talking about the communication between the mother and her baby in order to help mothers develop their relationship with their baby. Environmental The Climate Change Act (2008) set ambitious, legally binding targets for the UK to achieve carbon emissions reductions of at least 34% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. As the largest organisation in the UK the NHS aims to support the achievement of these targets by reducing its carbon emissions. A new unit and improved local access would reduce carbon emissions.
The following PESTEL analysis has been prepared based on expanding the current provision in South West England. Political The NHS is expected to continue expanding access to psychological services as part of the commitment to full roll-out of the IAPT () programme by 2015 Economic Underlying commissioning expenditure will grow by 2%. This will require the achievement of a substantial programme of efficiencies to contain the trend of significantly higher expenditure growth in specialised services. Social People expect the NHS to provide safe, quality care. Currently mothers with postpartum psychosis are being put at risk when a MBU cannot be accessed at a local level. Mothers with other children sometimes decline treatment rather than be sent to another part of the country for treatment. Furthermore, quality local care assists the multidisciplinary teams to effectively work together to provide the best possible outcomes. Technological A new unit would allow new technologies to be introduced to help speed recovery and reduce in-patient days; for example video feedback interventions allow mothers to see how their babies respond to them. These can include video clips of play sessions and talking about the communication between the mother and her baby in order to help mothers develop their relationship with their baby. Environmental The Climate Change Act (2008) set ambitious, legally binding targets for the UK to achieve carbon emissions reductions of at least 34% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. As the largest organisation in the UK the NHS aims to support the achievement of these targets by reducing its carbon emissions. A new unit and improved local access would reduce carbon emissions.