Managing risk (and medical liaison into hospital capacity/flow) mental health facilities for those clients needs to be developed needing a MH Act for true sustainability assessment and parity of esteem. – especially out of hours. Provision of a suitable environment for those clients waiting for a MH Act assessment. Community Hospital Initially started with Psychiatrist. Increased capacity in This is built into the and Care Home psychiatrist input into Team leader (SW the care home sector block contract liaison service specialist dementia care qualified) to manage complex arrangements for home - a round” every 2 Band 6 nurses. clients thereby specialist mental “ward 6 weeks with GP (providing Recurring CCG preventing admission health services. weekly rounds” under funding. into or delay in More support put into “ward LES). Supported with close Dementia challenge hospital beds. this service by targeted relationship with MH team money used for Prevented older resilience monies (see leader (LA social worker as training element adults being admitted action plan) for people part of integrated MH team). currently annual. to hospital in crisis. with a secondary Further development 4 years Enabled more people diagnosis of dementia ago to increase support into to end their lives in with the aim of the community sector the care home. employing RGNs and – especially to improve the Increased awareness social workers into the care of older people with in the care home team. dementia in order to prevent sector of dementia crisis and hospital and how to care for admission. people.
Managing risk (and hospital capacity/flow) for those clients needing a MH Act assessment – especially out of hours. Provision of a suitable environment for those clients waiting for a MH Act assessment. medical liaison into mental health facilities needs to be developed for true sustainability and parity of esteem. Community Hospital and Care Home liaison service Initially started with psychiatrist input into specialist dementia care home - a “ward round” every 6 weeks with GP (providing weekly “ward rounds” under LES). Supported with close relationship with MH team leader (LA social worker as part of integrated MH team). Further development 4 years ago to increase support into the community sector – especially to improve the care of older people with dementia in order to prevent crisis and hospital admission. Psychiatrist. Team leader (SW qualified) 2 Band 6 nurses. Recurring CCG funding. Dementia challenge money used for training element currently annual. Increased capacity in the care home sector to manage complex clients thereby preventing admission into or delay in hospital beds. Prevented older adults being admitted to hospital in crisis. Enabled more people to end their lives in the care home. Increased awareness in the care home sector of dementia and how to care for people. This is built into the block contract arrangements for specialist mental health services. More support put into this service by targeted resilience monies (see action plan) for people with a secondary diagnosis of dementia with the aim of employing RGNs and social workers into the team.