Complex and Continuing Care / Specialist rehabilitation
The work stream has five task and finish groups identified that are at varying stages of progress.
Literature Review Task and Finish group
The literature review will provide a summary of the current evidence base for this are of clinical service delivery. It will enable a fuller understanding of the rationale of whether there is a clear need to be met and rationale for the expectations of such services. An initial literature review has been completed by colleagues in Plymouth University and there is a plan to extend the literature review to search terms relevant to this are of healthcare service delivery but not specific to complex continuing people with LD. A Task and Finish group has been established, with support from the project manager as well as a newly recruited Research Assistant.
Current use of inpatient services Task and Finish group
There have been meetings to review the type of information that the NHSE/I regional team hold and the lines of enquiry that would be possible from this. A decision has been made to have an overview analysis of anonymised information already collected by NHSE/I and then to identify areas for a deep dive of information collected through CTRs and other such processes. A Research Assistant has been funded to support this area of work appointment process has commenced.
Quality standards Task and Finish group
North West NHSE/I regional team have funded the Royal College of Psychiatry Quality Network for Learning Disability (QNLD) to help co-develop a set of quality standards with those with lived experience, clinical staff and academics using a Delphi approach. The development has commenced as it mid-way through with an expected completion date of October 2022. The NW NHSE/I funding also includes supporting 20 hospital units/wards to be accredited using these standards which will offer a basis for service evaluation of whether the standards change the quality of provision and the patient experience.
Outcome measurements Task and Finish group
This Task and Finish group is in the process of being established and will work on defining patient and service outcomes for this type of service. This piece of work on completion will form part of the commissioning guidelines.
Commissioning guidelines Task and Finish group
Regional colleagues from NHSE will lead this task and finish group which is yet to be established. Information sessions on the work and expectation of this task and finish group have been completed and interested individuals have been identified. This group will require support from the NW ODN Project manager.