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which can support their needs. People referred to the service may have mental health needs, long term conditions or other practical issues which affect their mental and physical wellbeing. This service will operate mainly within GP practices, as well as to, e.g. A&E and Health visitors. Priority will be given to people who are identified by GPs as frequent attendees, or those identified where the involvement of the service may reduce future health service attendance. to 31 March 2017 and any extension is dependent on good outcomes and continued CCG funding. Update 15/05/2015: Service has now been implemented on a two year pilot. Update 20/10/15: uptake by GPs very positive. It is already clear that moving forward capacity will be an issue. Initially concentrating on high attenders at GP practices. frequently make use of local GP practices. Reduce the demand on costly health services and enable funds to be better targeted on people whose needs are purely clinical rather than practical or social. Improve the patient’s quality of life Encourage and enable people to better manage their conditions, take up of prescribed health related activities and access to mainstream services and community resources. Support the revised multi-organisational approach to addressing social isolation in A On a general the Mental Health & Wellbeing Forum provides a opportunity monthly Service specifications were revised between April-July 2014, with commissions ending March 2016. It is the AM, BW, Providers, community groups, service users, carers To develop networks of support for social interaction within the community, outside of services, in to