14. Service Increase Explore the substance There was a April October Patrick Duffy A Identify gaps or – development with misuse pathway and 2015 Public Health substance misuse barriers between and partners to identify potential Department services drug and alcohol improvement deliver improved barriers or improve needs assessment outcomes for connections to in place. There those misusing services. were no specific alcohol and barriers at present. substances Identify gaps or Marcus Law barriers between Toxic Trio (MH, Joint Commissioning, services and link substance misuse Walsall with children and domestic Council/Walsall services violence)– ML now Clinical chairing a sub group Commissioning to evidence MH Group. users who could benefit from Toxic Trio work. 15. Service Assess potential Early Intervention DUP and 2 week RTT April A Early identification – Jacky O’Sullivan development for improvements linked to CQUIN are 2 separate September Dudley & Walsall and treatment for and to early 2014/15. actions. 2015 Mental Health those suffering improvement intervention In 1. Review of Pathways Partnership Trust with first episode first episode to Care. Measurement DUP is the psychosis. psychosis of Duration of measurement of Develop support service. Untreated Psychosis untreated psychosis network for Measure against (DUP) Identify areas of which was a CQUIN carers. standards, 2 high DUP. Develop for 2014/15. The week referral to and implement plan to Trust monitors this treatment. reduce DUP internally and is reducing DUPS by conducting joint
14. Service development and improvement Increase with partners to deliver improved outcomes for those misusing alcohol and substances Explore the substance misuse pathway and identify potential barriers or improve connections to services. There was a substance misuse drug and alcohol needs assessment in place. There were no specific barriers at present. Toxic Trio (MH, substance misuse and domestic violence)– ML now chairing a sub group to evidence MH users who could benefit from Toxic Trio work. April – October 2015 Patrick Duffy Public Health Department Marcus Law Joint Commissioning, Walsall Council/Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group. Identify gaps or barriers between services Identify gaps or barriers between services and link with children services A 15. Service development and improvement Assess potential for improvements to early intervention In first episode psychosis service. Measure against standards, 2 week referral to treatment. Early Intervention linked to CQUIN 2014/15. 1. Review of Pathways to Care. Measurement of Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) Identify areas of high DUP. Develop and implement plan to reduce DUP DUP and 2 week RTT are 2 separate actions. DUP is the measurement of untreated psychosis which was a CQUIN for 2014/15. The Trust monitors this internally and is reducing DUPS by conducting joint April – September 2015 Jacky O’Sullivan Dudley & Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust Early identification and treatment for those suffering with first episode psychosis. Develop support network for carers. A
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