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Working with young people to plan person-centred care and support for admission to and discharge from inpatient mental health settings

Introduction

Introduction

This resource is useful reading for: commissioners; inpatient and community mental health and wider health teams; children's and adult social care managers; other organisations who are supporting young people with transfer between inpatient mental health settings and other support at a local and strategic level. This resource draws on the guideline recommendations, local practice examples and discussions with a range of professionals at a workshop held in January 2017.

The workshop was organised with the support of the NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care (NCCSC). Delegates were from local and national organisations working in health, social care and voluntary organisations supporting young people and families dealing with mental health problems.

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Why should you put this guideline into practice?

NICE guidelines are made up of evidence-based recommendations for health and care in England. This guideline addresses the often difficult period before, during and after admission to, and discharge from, a mental health hospital. It is about improving the quality of care for everyone who uses mental health inpatient facilities, including children, young people and adults, and people who have other health issues and care needs. Through a set of recommendations and implementation challenges it aims to help children, young people and adults who use mental health services, and their families and carers, to have a better experience of transition by improving the way it is planned and carried out.

In addition, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) uses NICE guidelines as evidence to inform the inspection process. The CQC key lines of enquiry and prompts for inspectors expand on areas the guideline covers and include: young person and family involvement in care planning, pathways of care, access to advocacy and discharge planning. The CQC key lines of enquiry, set out in appendices to the provider handbook for specialist mental health services, provide a useful point of reference for local service planning and development.


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