PRJ-926 Haringey CCG SMI Physical Health Checks Service

Descriptions

Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group wishes to commission high-quality support services that addresses the significant health inequalities faced by for people living with severe mental illness in the borough as a result of long-term physical health conditions. The Primary Care SMI Service will be expected to provide a comprehensive range of physical health checks to patients on the SMI register in line with the NHSE Physical health check and follow-up interventions for people with severe mental illness. This will include amongst others: 1.Completion of physical health check assessments 2.Follow up: delivery of or referral to NICE-recommended interventions 3.Follow up: personalised care planning, engagement and psycho-social support 4.Signpost and support the patient to relevant NHS screening programmes including cervical, breast and Bowel cancer In addition, 5.Collating, recording and reporting of all service activity on the EMIS/Vision system. This specification looks to provide focus and address the below six areas. •Ensuring clarity about the required elements of a physical health assessment for someone with an SMI. • Ensuring the provision of follow-up interventions to address identified health risks such as a lack of physical exercise •Ensuring sufficient capacity in primary care to develop and deliver personalised support plans and provide navigation to ensure that people have access to the right resources and services •Clarifying roles and responsibilities across primary and secondary care teams in relation to the physical health of people with SMI •Improving communications and collaboration between primary and secondary care •Developing confidence and competence within the primary care workforce to deliver good physical healthcare for people with SMI.