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The UCLPartners Integration Matrix

To support the integration of mental healthcare within acute hospital settings, UCLPartners has developed the UCLPartners Integration Matrix which can be used to assess the maturity of integration between mental and physical healthcare services.

As health systems develop to tackle the challenges of aging populations and widening inequalities, physical-mental comorbidity is becoming the norm for patients rather than the exception. In acute hospitals, at least one third
of inpatients will experience a diagnosable psychiatric illness (not including substance misuse or dementia), with this figure rising dramatically for older adults. Improving the integration of mental and physical healthcare has been shown to support improved patient outcomes, reduced lengths of stay, fewer readmissions, and improved adherence to treatment, as well as enabling ‘whole person’ care that meets the three quality domains (safe; effective; person-centred).


To support the integration of mental healthcare within acute hospital settings, UCLPartners has developed the UCLPartners Integration Matrix. This is a practical tool for assessing the maturity of integration between mental and physical healthcare services, generated through a combination of clinical expertise, existing innovations, and the standards set out in the 2019 CQC report on mental healthcare in acute trusts.

View and download the UCLPartners Integration Matrix.