Dual Diagnosis Support A, D Recruitment of Recruitment JE Increase number of contact – To provide a dedicated Band 6 Nurse 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 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 Update 15/05/2015: ageless service which will House) also provide Unsuccessful in targeted Longer term reduction in include the Early assistance with resilience money bid. the presentation of services Intervention service, referrals on Continuing to try and get users to ED/ 136 suites. Psychiatric Liaison and appropriate funding. Researching Intensive Services pathways to other and investigating how to Reduction in attendance services. evidence that service will times for ambulance and pay for itself. police services for service users with mental health Update 30/09/2015: problems Band 6 Intensive team vacancy being converted Only people with mental into a police and health problems are homeless liaison post detained in 136 suites within contracted budget as part of a local model. Update 29/04/16: Police and Homeless liaison role has strengthened relationships between organisations and more
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 ageless service which will include the Early Intervention service, Psychiatric Liaison and Intensive Services A, D Recruitment of Band 6 Nurse with substance misuse expertise to provide OOH advice and support to the Police, Ambulance and B&NES Street Homeless project (run by Julian House) also provide assistance with referrals on appropriate pathways to other services. Recruitment – January/February 2015 Training Implementation: February/March 2015 Full implementation and review of service: March 2015 onwards Update 15/05/2015: Unsuccessful in targeted resilience money bid. Continuing to try and get funding. Researching and investigating how to evidence that service will pay for itself. Update 30/09/2015: Band 6 Intensive team vacancy being converted into a police and homeless liaison post within contracted budget as part of a local model. Update 29/04/16: Police and Homeless liaison role has strengthened relationships between organisations and more JE Increase number of contact with services related to substance misuse. Increased confidence in providers with providing advice and assisting with/ managing issues regarding dual diagnosis. Longer term reduction in the presentation of services users to ED/ 136 suites. Reduction in attendance times for ambulance and police services for service users with mental health problems Only people with mental health problems are detained in 136 suites
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