Commissioning to allow earlier intervention and responsive crisis services No. Action Led By Outcomes Summary progress against RAG actions Matching local need with a suitable range of services 1001 Procurement of April Herefordshire Accessible IAS Community Hub able to New WISH (wellbeing information Green one stop shop for 2015 Council provide comprehensive and coordinated signposting in Herefordshire) information, advice information, advice and signposting to developed, with provider in place. and guidance promote choice and control. Online service available with new This will be part of the evolving MH community hubs developed in Strategy that will assure prevention, early 2015/16. detection and intervention and targeted support. Action Complete Development of a April All Reduce risks for vulnerable patients Mental Health Partnership Working Green 1002 suicide prevention 2016 party set up a process to review all strategy Suicide prevention will form a key suicides or attempts in the county element of the evolving Strategy allied to to try and learn from them. Mental Health and a range of services comprehensive and complementary in Mental health needs assessment nature to prevent and avoid self- harming with a suicide audit (over 40 years) behaviour, inclusive of suicide completed and published. prevention. 1003 Development of a June Herefordshire Improved information on suicide and As above. Template designed and Green suicide template 2015 Clinical locations will assist suicide prevention disseminated across primary care. planning. Follow-up by CCG to ensure Group completion by Primary Care. Action Complete 1004 Continuation of the Ongoing Samaritans Improved and easy access to listening Information about accessing Green easy access to service to people to help avert MH crisis Samaritans service in police
Commissioning to allow earlier intervention and responsive crisis services No. Action Led By Outcomes Summary progress against actions RAG Matching local need with a suitable range of services 1001 Procurement of one stop shop for information, advice and guidance April 2015 Herefordshire Council Accessible IAS Community Hub able to provide comprehensive and coordinated information, advice and signposting to promote choice and control. This will be part of the evolving MH Strategy that will assure prevention, early detection and intervention and targeted support. New WISH (wellbeing information signposting in Herefordshire) developed, with provider in place. Online service available with new community hubs developed in 2015/16. Action Complete Green 1002 Development of a suicide prevention strategy April 2016 All Reduce risks for vulnerable patients Suicide prevention will form a key element of the evolving Strategy allied to Mental Health and a range of services comprehensive and complementary in nature to prevent and avoid self- harming behaviour, inclusive of suicide prevention. Mental Health Partnership Working party set up a process to review all suicides or attempts in the county to try and learn from them. Mental health needs assessment with a suicide audit (over 40 years) completed and published. Green 1003 Development of a suicide template June 2015 Herefordshire Clinical Group Improved information on suicide and locations will assist suicide prevention planning. As above. Template designed and disseminated across primary care. Follow-up by CCG to ensure completion by Primary Care. Action Complete Green 1004 Continuation of the easy access to Ongoing Samaritans Improved and easy access to listening service to people to help avert MH crisis Information about accessing Samaritans service in police Green
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