Mental Health: Forward Thinking – The Implementation Plan

1. New Models of
Care in Practice
Rachael Byrne, Executive Director, New Models of Care, Home Group
Helen Lynch, Mental Health Service Manager, Lancashire Care NHS Trust

2. Home View, Blackpool
A partnership between
health and housing
Step down service
15 beds
Self-contained
accommodation
On site care and
support

3. The problem
Geography
Particular
pressures in
mental health
Capacity and bed
flow
Patients trapped
in acute
environments

4. Why housing?
Home environment
promotes recovery
Ongoing partnership
work
Fast referral times
Promotes independence
Tenancy support
In its first year Home
View supported 55
people and saved the
NHS £100k

5. The future of collaboration
Ongoing intervention
support
Reduce isolation
Replicate services
Share good practice
£2bn in social care –
what does that mean
for joint
commissioning?

6. Questions?
Rachael Byrne – rachael.byrne@homegroup.org.uk Twitter: @byrnerae
Helen Lynch – helenr.lynch@lancashirecare.nhs.uk Twitter: @LancashireCare