19 People in crisis who Explore Police/North East November Clearer NEAS/Police/NTW BTP have this month (under the MHA Act) different Ambulance 2015 pathways, to develop quality guidance to staff need transport pathways Service/NTW protocols and and monitoring of that an ambulance must between NHS and transport processes in people be called for all S136 facilities or from the options place to transported in a detentions. No individuals community to an available for transport crisis. are to be transported by NHS facility: will be these people in crisis. police vehicle unless conveyed in a safe journeys- to agreement and authority and appropriate and include Safe and has been given by BTP FCR timely way (e.g. consideration quality Duty Officers somebody admitted of transport to a psychiatric unit available for NTW - Lifeline Transport is from acute hospital issues, people in crisis in place in Newcastle to care). advocacy and covey under the MHA, dedicated NEAS Mental with contract made vehicles Health lead and clearer. Association of Develop NHS Ambulance Chief NEAS are used for ambulance Executives. S136 detentions, from services Northumbria Police. national protocol that will provide agreed target People in crisis response who are times for detained Develop S136 and a section 136 performance standard powers can measurement specification expect they for use by will be and through the clinical conveyed by Mental Health appropriate Programme groups. transport from Board and the community partners/NEAS
19 People in crisis who (under the MHA Act) need transport between NHS facilities or from the community to an NHS facility: will be conveyed in a safe and appropriate and timely way (e.g. somebody admitted to a psychiatric unit from acute hospital care). Explore different pathways and transport options available for these journeys- to include consideration of issues, advocacy and dedicated vehicles Develop NHS ambulance services national protocol that will provide agreed target response times for S136 and a standard specification for use by clinical groups. Police/North East Ambulance Service/NTW NEAS Mental Health lead and Association of Ambulance Chief Executives. November 2015 Clearer pathways, protocols and processes in place to transport people in crisis. Safe and quality transport available for people in crisis People in crisis who are detained section 136 powers can expect they will be conveyed by appropriate transport from the community NEAS/Police/NTW to develop quality and monitoring of people transported in a crisis. Develop performance measurement and through the Mental Health Programme Board and partners/NEAS BTP have this month guidance to staff that an ambulance must be called for all S136 detentions. No individuals are to be transported by police vehicle unless agreement and authority has been given by BTP FCR Duty Officers NTW - Lifeline Transport is in place in Newcastle to covey under the MHA, with contract made clearer. NEAS are used for S136 detentions, from Northumbria Police.
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