NHS South East integrates practical support with mental health care
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 20:48 · Archive
NHS England South East is combining clinical treatment with housing, debt and employment advice to improve mental health outcomes.
NHS England South East is combining clinical mental health treatment with practical support including housing, debt advice and employment guidance. The approach aims to reduce pressure on services while helping people rebuild their lives.
A key project in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight places Citizens Advice caseworkers in mental health wards, where they support patients with issues that may contribute to their illness but fall outside clinical care. The scheme was developed after teams noticed that some patients remained in hospital longer than necessary or were readmitted because social problems had not been addressed.
Daghni Rajasingam, chief medical officer at NHS England South East, said: 'These examples show what can happen when NHS teams and local partners work together around each person's needs. By supporting people with practical and social pressures as well as their health needs, and offering help earlier, we can help them feel more stable and confident, improve their wellbeing and avoid reaching crisis point or needing hospital care.' One former patient said the support had been 'rehabilitating', adding: 'I would be homeless on the streets without it but now I am going for interviews for full-time jobs.'
How it is being reported
- NHS South East supports mental health beyond clinical careTo mark World Mental Health Day on October 10, NHS England South East is highlighting work that brings together clinical and non-clinical support.Oxfordshire Guardian · 10 Oct, 05:00
- NHS South East supports mental health beyond clinical careTo mark World Mental Health Day on October 10, NHS England South East is highlighting work that brings together clinical and non-clinical support.Oxford Mail · 10 Oct, 05:00
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