The team is respected for expertise by RUH staff. Primary Care Mental To upon the recognition Psychiatrist Impact: Review and redesign Health liaison that the majority of people Team leader Improved access for of wider mental health service who experience mental Band 6 mental health professional advice service” to “access health difficulties will have professionals and support for on a streamline process to their needs met within spectrum of mental ensure that right primary care and not within health issues. interventions are secondary specialist mental Improved delivered in a timely health services. communication manner PCLS Teams set up with a between mental view to improve mental health, sector health for individuals and and statutory services society as a whole and work Inclusion of mental collaboratively with others to health professionals aim to improving care in the within primary care six outcomes identified pathways, e.g. within DoH’s publication, No community ward Health Without Mental rounds to enable Health” (2011). These are: timely interventions/ people will have good identify that potential •More mental health. mental health issue people with mental are considered at the •More health problems will recover. same time as people with mental physical health issues •More health problems will have (parity of esteem) good physical health. Challenges:
The team is respected for expertise by RUH staff. Primary Care Mental Health liaison service To upon the recognition that the majority of people who experience mental health difficulties will have their needs met within primary care and not within secondary specialist mental health services. PCLS Teams set up with a view to improve mental health for individuals and society as a whole and work collaboratively with others to aim to improving care in the six outcomes identified within DoH’s publication, No Health Without Mental Health” (2011). These are: •More people will have good mental health. •More people with mental health problems will recover. •More people with mental health problems will have good physical health. Psychiatrist Team leader Band 6 mental health professionals Impact: Improved access for professional advice and support for on a spectrum of mental health issues. Improved communication between mental health, sector and statutory services Inclusion of mental health professionals within primary care pathways, e.g. community ward rounds to enable timely interventions/ identify that potential mental health issue are considered at the same time as physical health issues (parity of esteem) Challenges: Review and redesign of wider mental health “access service” to streamline process to ensure that right interventions are delivered in a timely manner
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