Complex Recovery, Advice and Consultation ServiceThe Complex Recovery Assessment and Consultation (CRAC) Service in Cheshire and Wirral works to enhance existing care pathways by utilising expertise and specialist skills in complex care management. The team also captures on-going audit data looking at detailed analysis of variance leading to prolonged or repetitive use of acute care. Read more »
The Physical Health Portfolio for Physical Care in the Medium Secure UnitStaff at South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have developed a Physical Health Portfolio to ensure best practice in meeting the physical health needs of forensic service users. Read more »
Smoke free inpatient wards at Springfield University HospitalHume Ward in Springfield University Hospital, part of South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, is a smoke free zone and smoking is only allowed in an outdoor courtyard at certain times of the day. Read more »
Oxleas inpatient commissioning for quality and innovationAs part of a wider programme to address physical health in patients with mental illness, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust looked to make improvements on inpatient wards. This involved the use of the pan London CQUIN to financially incentives inpatient wards to address the issue. Read more »
Improving diabetes care for inpatients in SolentSolent NHS Trust has encouraged closer joint working between staff in the mental health inpatient unit and the diabetes clinic at the local hospital to improve diabetes care for inpatients. Read more »
WardipediaThe Wardipedia website provides access to a collection of ideas, examples, information and research about therapeutic mental health inpatient care. Read more »
Star WardsStar Wards website provide access to information about excellence in inpatient mental health care. It’s core includes 75 practical, mainly low-cost and easy to implement ideas. Read more »
Modernising adult mental health services in BristolDetails of a project led by Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group to re-commission Bristol’s mental health services and as part of this is developing a new model of care and pathways. Read more »
Section 136 training videosThese training videos, developed by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, are intended to support improved practice for patients detained in a place of safety under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act. Read more »
Modernising Mental Health in Bristol – a case studyThis presentation by Dr David Soodeen and Christina Gray describes work to re-design Bristol’s mental health services and care pathways in collaboration with people who use services, their carers and families. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners of acute care – inpatient and crisis home treatmentThis guide is about commissioning services for people with acute mental health needs. It explains the purpose, characteristics and components of acute care so that commissioners can commission good quality services that are therapeutic, safe and support recovery. Read more »
Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing ReportThis report, published by the Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing, sets out clearly the ways in which police forces and health services across the country can work together to prevent more tragic deaths in custody. Read more »
The mental health community teams activity data for 2012-13 quarters 1 and 2 show that government ambitions for early intervention, care planning and psychiatric inpatient care discharge are being met. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners of liaison mental health services to acute hospitalsThis guide describes what ‘good looks like’ for a modern acute liaison service. Read more »
Defining mental health services: promoting effective commissioning and supporting QIPPThis report published by the NHS Confederation suggests a range of definitions to describe what is meant by an inpatient bed to support commissioners and service providers in benchmarking and understanding patterns of performance. Read more »