This event on the 4th July at Newmarket Racecourse will assist the implementation of the Crisis Care Concordat in the East of England. Participants will learn about the concordat, explore current problems in crisis care, examine good practice examples and work together to develop local concordat declarations. Read more »
The Crisis Care Concordat is a far-reaching agreement between police, mental health trusts and paramedics which aims to improve emergency support for people in mental health crisis. Read more »
NHS England has published a report that proposes a fundamental shift in provision of urgent care, with more extensive services outside hospital and patients with more serious or life threatening conditions receiving treatment in centres with the best clinical teams, expertise and equipment. Read more »
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust launched the Initial Response Team (IRT) in April 2012 to improve access to Crisis response services in Sunderland and South Tyneside. Read more »
Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group is focussing on a small number of Commissioning for Quality and Innovations (CQUINs) in mental health and using these to aid strategic direction and development. Read more »
These training videos, developed by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, are intended to support improved practice for patients detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act. Read more »
This 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 »