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Tag Archives: Crisis Response
Intermediate Care Including Reablement: Quality Standard QS173 (NICE)
Summary National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced a quality standard on intermediate care, including reablement. This is intended to contribute to improvements across many fronts, including: Integration of health and social care. Patient and carer-related quality … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Integrated Care, Local Interest, National, NICE Guidelines, UK
Tagged Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Alternatives to Hospital Care, Bed-Based Intermediate Care Services, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Rehabilitation Services, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Crisis Response, Delayed Discharges, Delayed Transfers of Care, Demand for Intermediate Care, Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs, Discharge Planning, Home Based Intermediate Care, Home Based Services, Hospital Discharge, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Intermediate Care, Intermediate Care Including Reablement: NICE Quality Standard QS173, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Multimorbidity, National Audit of Intermediate Care, NHS Benchmarking, NICE Quality Standard QS173, NICE Quality Standards, Partnership Working, People's Experience of Using Adult Social Care Services, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Intermediate Care, Quality Measures, Quality Statements, Re-ablement Services, Re-admission Avoidance Scheme (RAS), Reablement, Reablement Services, Reablement Services for People Leaving Hospital, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Recovery, Recovery Based Approaches, Recovery Rehabilitation and Reablement (RRR), Recovery Rehabilitation and Reablement Services, Recovery. Rehabilitation, Redesigning Services, Regaining Independence, Rehabilitation and Self Management, Rehabilitation Care Pathways, Rehabilitation Services, Services Maximising Independence, Services Reducing Use of Hospitals, Social Care for Older People With Multiple Long-Term Conditions, Social Care Reablement Services, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Transition Between Inpatient Hospital Settings and Community or Care Home Settings
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Promoting the Importance of Mental Wellbeing: Awareness, Budgets and Policy (NHS Employers / BBC News / CommunityCare / Department of Health / NHS England)
Summary NHS Employers has published an infographic / poster outlining key facts and figures about mental wellbeing. Full Text Link Reference Things you need to know about mental wellbeing. London: NHS Employers, February 20th 2015. Mental Health Service Budgets: Swings … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Employers, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Mental Health Services, Admission Avoidance, Assertive Outreach, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, BBC Health News, CAMHS Services, Care Integration, Changing how Services Are Commissioned: Care Based Around the Needs of children and Their Families, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce Report (2015), Children’s and Adolescents’ Mental Health Services, CMHT: Community Mental Health Teams, Commissioning for Parity of Esteem, Community Care, Community Care Beds and Services, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Services, Community Mental Health Teams, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), Community Service Funding, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Mental Health and Social Care Services, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, CommunityCare (Online Journal), Continued Support Throughout Teenage Years into Early 20s (Avoiding Cliff-Edge of Lost Support at 18), Crisis Care Concordat, Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, Crisis Response, Crisis Response Services, Crisis Response Teams (CRTs), Danny Alexander: Liberal Democrat Treasury Secretary, Early Intervention in Psychosis, Faye Wilson: Chair of British Association of Social Workers’ Mental Health Forum, Former Minister of Care Services Norman Lamb, Future in Mind Report (2015), Health and Social Care Integration, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Importance of Mental Wellbeing Infographic Poster (NHS Employers), Improved Care for Children and Young People in Crisis, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Information and Self-Help Via Online Tools and Apps, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Investing in Recovery, Joint Working on the Liverpool CAMHS Model, Liaison Psychiatry Services, London Youth Health Centre Supporting Mental Wellbeing, Mental Health Budgets, Mental Health Early Interventions, Mental Health Funding, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Service Budgets, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Training for Health Professionals (Including GPs), Mental Health Trusts, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, NHS Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for Older People with Mental Health Problems: Unit / Reference Costs, NHS Mental Health Budget, NHS Mental Health Services, Nick Clegg: Former Deputy Prime Minister, No Health Without Mental Health, Norman Lamb MP, Norman Lamb MP (Former Minister of State for Care and Support), One Stop Shop Support Services in the Community, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventing Future Crises, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Public Mental Health, Risk and Protective Factors for Mental Wellbeing, Self-Care, Simon Wessely: President of Royal College of Psychiatrists, Steve Chamberlain: Chair of College of Social Work’s Approved Mental Health Professionals Network, Support for Parents to Help Improve Family Relationships, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness, Time to Change, Tower Hamlets CAMHS Parenting Groups, Waiting Time Target for Psychological Therapies, Waiting Time Targets in the NHS in England, Young Minds Report (Children Young People and Family Engagement)
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Mental Health Crisis Support Agreement (Department of Health)
Summary A concordat (i.e. an agreement) between police and the NHS has been forged to improve emergency support for mental health crisis care. This agreement is between police, mental health trusts and paramedics. It aims to ensure that people in … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 24/7 Advice From Mental Health Professionals, Access to Mental Health Services, Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs), Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, Association of Chief Police Officers, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Association of Directors of Children’s Services, Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, BAME Challenges, BAME Experiences, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Mental Health UK, BME Communities, BME: Black and Minority Ethnic, British Transport Police, Care Quality Commission (CQC), College of Emergency Medicine, College of Policing, College of Social Work, Commissioning Local Services, Community Mental Health, Criminal Justice System, Crisis Care Concordat, Crisis Intervention and Prevention, Crisis Planning, Crisis Response, Crisis Support, Deputy Prime Minister's Office, Emergency Services, Emergency Support, Equality of Access, Health Education England, Home Office, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing, Information Sharing by Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust, Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (LPFT), Local Authorities, Local Commissioning, Local Government Association, Local Mental Health Crisis Declarations, Local Partnerships, Mental Health Action Plan, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Care and Treatment, Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Network (MHN), Mind, NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network (MHN), NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), NHS London, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS), North West London’s Mental Health Transformation Strategy, North West Regional Mental Health Forum, North West Regional Police Forces, NWL Mental Health Programme, Operation Partner, Police Custody, Police Officers, Preventing Future Crises, Public Health England, Reducing the Use of Police Cells, Responding to People With Mental Ill Health, Restraint, Restraint in Health and Adult Social Care, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Services and Support for BAME Communities, Shaping Healthier Lives, Street Triage, Street Triage Pilots, Support Before Crisis, Urgent and Emergency Services, Use of Police Custody as a Place of Safety for People with Mental Health Needs
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Audit of Intermediate Care Commissioning and Provision in England (NHS Benchmarking)
Summary The 2012 audit covered health-related bed and home intermediate care services. NHS Benchmarking’s “National Audit of Intermediate Care Report 2013” has been extended to cover crisis response and social care reablement services. “only 53% of home based services have … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged AGILE, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Avoidable Rehospitalisations, BBC Health News, Bed Based Intermediate Care, Bed Based Services, Bed Occupancy, Bed-Based Intermediate Care Services, Bed/Home and Step Up/Down Provision, BGS, British Geriatrics Society, British Geriatrics Society (BGS), Care Integration, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), College of Occupational Therapists, College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section for Older People (COTSS-OP), Commissioning Task, Community Care Services, Community Hospitals, Community Unit Models, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Rehabilitation Services, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, COTSS-OP: College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section for Older People, Crisis Home Treatment, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT), Crisis Response, Crisis Support, Delayed Discharges, Delayed Transfers of Care, Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs, Discharge Planning, Duration of Service (Home Based Services), Elderly Rehabilitation Services, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Failed Discharges, Frail Older People’s Board (FOPB), Halfway Home, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Reform, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Home Based Intermediate Care, Home Based Services, Hospital Discharge, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integration, Intermediate Care, Intermediate Care and Reablement Services Bristol Community Health (BCH), Intermediate Care Capacity, Intermediate Care Geriatrician, Intermediate Care Teams, Length of Stay (LoS), Local Strategic Planning, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), NAIC 2013, National Audit of Intermediate Care Report 2013, NHS Benchmarking, NHS Benchmarking Network, Occupational Therapists, Older People’s Specialists’ Forum, Partnership Working, Patient Rated Experience Measures (PREMs), Patient-reported Experience Measures (PREMs) Tool, Patients Association, Re-ablement Activity, Re-admission Avoidance Scheme (RAS), Reablement, Reablement Services, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Rehabilitation Services, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), Single Point of Access (SPA), Social Care Reablement Services, Staffing (Intermediate Care), Step Down, Step Up, Strategic Planning, Strategic Planning and Commissioning, Variation in Commissioning, Vulnerable Adults, Whole System Impact, Whole System Performance, Whole Systems Approach, Whole-System Approaches
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