The CCG and NELFT have agreed that A&G should be extended to mental health services as part of a much broader scheme of work to transform community mental health services.
The pilot has now been extended to cover the following with a view to being rolled out across all services in BHR (adult mental health, older adults, LD, CAMHS) by Q3:
The pilot will be reviewed in September with a view to being rolled out across BHR to cover Access, Older adults,CAMHS and LD.
The reasons why a clinician may wish to seek advice and guidance include:
N.B: A&G would not be suitable for urgent or high risk cases, nor where there may be some concerns about safeguarding issues.
Practices are strongly encouraged to use the A & G pilot to ensure a successful roll out when the service is fully mobilised.
The NELFT lead for the pilot is Dr Amjed.Hossain@Nelft.nhs.uk Adult Consultant and Clinical Chief Information Officer.
Overseeing the pilot for BHR are clinical lead Dr Raj Kumar (raj.kumar2@nhs.net ) and
Kevin Dowling, Primary Care Mental Health Commissioning Manager kevin.dowling3@nhs.net
Queries are welcomed and can be directed to any of the above.
740