Intensive Team AWP A, B, C Completion of 6 months - review to JE Increase capacity of – Review the notion of a review of role and inception. intensive team to deliver ward” with a function of intensive home treatment in the “virtual Update 15/05/2015: capacity of 20 people in . service within context of a virtual ward Waiting to recruit context of service a Band 6 worker. Improve the quality of home provision and treatment delivered delivery To develop care to enable service users to have care from named individuals. To increase access to psychological therapeutic intervention in home treatment To review point of access to home treatment with a view to earlier intervention Dual Diagnosis Support A, D Recruitment of Recruitment JE Increase number of contact – To provide a dedicated Band 6 with January/February 2015 with services related to mental health nurse substance misuse substance misuse. Training Implementation: giving OOH advice and expertise to provide February/March 2015 Increased confidence in support to Police, OOH advice and local providers with Ambulance service and support to the Full implementation and providing advice and to 3rd sector Police, Ambulance review of service: March assisting with/ managing organisations with focus and B&NES Street 2015 onwards issues regarding dual on dual diagnosis and Homeless project diagnosis. transitions. This is an (run by Julian
Intensive Team – AWP Review the notion of a “virtual ward” with a capacity of 20 people in . A, B, C Completion of review of role and function of intensive service within context of service provision and delivery 6 months - review to inception. Update 15/05/2015: Waiting to recruit a Band 6 worker. JE Increase capacity of intensive team to deliver home treatment in the context of a virtual ward Improve the quality of home treatment delivered To develop care to enable service users to have care from named individuals. To increase access to psychological therapeutic intervention in home treatment To review point of access to home treatment with a view to earlier intervention Dual Diagnosis Support To provide a dedicated mental health nurse giving OOH advice and support to Police, Ambulance service and to 3rd sector organisations with focus on dual diagnosis and transitions. This is an A, D Recruitment of Band 6 with substance misuse expertise to provide OOH advice and support to the Police, Ambulance and B&NES Street Homeless project (run by Julian Recruitment – January/February 2015 Training Implementation: February/March 2015 Full implementation and review of service: March 2015 onwards JE Increase number of contact with services related to substance misuse. Increased confidence in local providers with providing advice and assisting with/ managing issues regarding dual diagnosis.
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