1. Establish Section 12 April 2015 Suzanne Lofthouse Group established to include representatives from the following; Working group (as (NECS) Mental Health Legislation Unit group of the Cumbria CPFT Access and Liaison Service Criminal Justice and Psychiatrists Mental Health Steering Cumbria Constabulary Group) to undertake and Urgent Care Team (AMHP) oversee the actions West Ambulance Service included below Acute Trust A&E Departments Section 12 Drs Commissioner of Section 12 (Cumbria CCG) Membership will be revise when is established 2. to identify emerging 2015 Suzanne Lofthouse Literary Review to include the following; issues from recent (NECS) Concordat reports, publications and Code of Practice (Revised version April 2015) audits that need to be Royal College of Psychiatrists guidance on commissioning included in, or addressed services for section 136 24 through, the review of Cumbria Audit (Nov 2014-Jan 2015) the current Cumbria Operational issues reported by team members Section 12 Protocol. 3. Group to research and April 2015-March Suzanne Lofthouse Outcomes; identify best practices to 2016 (outcome (NECS) An appropriate commissioned service providing section 12 assist development of measures to be assessments within 3 hrs target 100% current Section 12 system audited) Robust solution agreed across multi organisations for to improved access to unscheduled assessments Section 12 Drs Better experience for patients/process resulting from increase/decrease of current provision 4. Group to implement April 2015-March Suzanne Lofthouse Outcomes; redesign of Section 12 2016 (outcome (NECS) Reduce delays for section 12 assessments processes which ensure measures to be unscheduled assessments audited) are carried out within agreed timescales (3hrs) 5. Group to undertake a April 2015-March Suzanne Lofthouse Group needs to establish links to Triage and Training work streams review of the training 2016 (outcome (NECS) in relation to this work;
1. Establish Section 12 Working group (as of the Cumbria Criminal Justice and Mental Health Steering Group) to undertake and oversee the actions included below April 2015 Suzanne Lofthouse (NECS) Group established to include representatives from the following; Mental Health Legislation Unit CPFT Access and Liaison Service Psychiatrists Cumbria Constabulary Urgent Care Team (AMHP) West Ambulance Service Acute Trust A&E Departments Section 12 Drs Commissioner of Section 12 (Cumbria CCG) Membership will be revise when group is established 2. to identify emerging issues from recent reports, publications and audits that need to be included in, or addressed through, the review of the current Cumbria Section 12 Protocol. 2015 Suzanne Lofthouse (NECS) Literary Review to include the following; Concordat Code of Practice (Revised version April 2015) Royal College of Psychiatrists guidance on commissioning services for section 136 24 Cumbria Audit (Nov 2014-Jan 2015) Operational issues reported by team members 3. Group to research and identify best practices to assist development of current Section 12 system to improved access to Section 12 Drs April 2015-March 2016 (outcome measures to be audited) Suzanne Lofthouse (NECS) Outcomes; An appropriate commissioned service providing section 12 assessments within 3 hrs target 100% Robust solution agreed across multi organisations for unscheduled assessments Better experience for patients/process resulting from increase/decrease of current provision 4. Group to implement redesign of Section 12 processes which ensure unscheduled assessments are carried out within agreed timescales (3hrs) April 2015-March 2016 (outcome measures to be audited) Suzanne Lofthouse (NECS) Outcomes; Reduce delays for section 12 assessments 5. Group to undertake a review of the training April 2015-March 2016 (outcome Suzanne Lofthouse (NECS) Group needs to establish links to Triage and Training work streams in relation to this work;
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