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LIVERPOOL ASSERTIVE OUTREACH TEAM

LIVERPOOL ASSERTIVE OUTREACH TEAM. VINNIE FARRELL TEAM MANAGER ROBERT HIGGO CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST. POPULATION. Inner City Liverpool Drifting Population Unstable Accommodation BEM Mix Dual Diagnosis Offending/Risk Behaviours Sounds familiar !. ESTABLISHMENT.

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LIVERPOOL ASSERTIVE OUTREACH TEAM

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  1. LIVERPOOLASSERTIVE OUTREACH TEAM VINNIE FARRELL TEAM MANAGER ROBERT HIGGO CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

  2. POPULATION Inner City Liverpool Drifting Population Unstable Accommodation BEM Mix Dual Diagnosis Offending/Risk Behaviours Sounds familiar !

  3. ESTABLISHMENT Formed 2000 135 Caseload 1 Manager 1 Deputy Manager 12.5 Care Co-Coordinators 1 Assistant Nurse Practitioner 5 STR Workers .4 Psychologist 1 Consultant Psychiatrist 1 SpR / 1ST3

  4. CASE MANAGEMENT Engagement is……. Trust Relationships (Carers/Service Users) Face to face contact Consistency in contact Monitoring of treatment plans Assessing risks Negotiation/Collaborative approach

  5. DOWNSIDE Information shared ineffectively Less flexibility/team response Protecting caseloads Over Dependence Prevents Recovery Reduces Throughput

  6. PREVENT AGAINST THIS BY : Team Ownership Team Responsibility Communication is key : Share knowledge Team Meetings Case Reviews / Presentations Use CPA effectively

  7. PLAN – What are we doing ? Challenge – What / Why – Test out – Encourage innovative approaches – Supervision Don’t do more of the same!

  8. CARE OF IN-PATIENTS Some figures : Admissions/year – 53 – 44 – 36 – 30 – 29 >50%come in informal and stay informal Maximum number >20 For last 2 years <10 Vast majority admitted directly by AOT

  9. WE MANAGE OUR OWN IN-PATIENTS : Continuity Engagement Risk Management Discharge Planning Active in-reach

  10. SOME NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES : Not the fashion (in-patient consultants) Some longer admissions Activity figures Consultant case load numbers

  11. HOW : Nothing radical ! Care Co-Ordinator in-reach Escorted leave Home visits Team discussion (Tuesday) Ward MDT (Thursday)

  12. WELL PERSON CLINIC Why: Worse physical health Die early Co morbidity Little preventative health care Poor help seeking Medication effects

  13. WELL PERSON CLINIC What: Started with monitoring – Clozapine, Lithium etc. Now, offered full screen Trainee Psychiatrist Assistant Practitioner (champion)

  14. WELL PERSON CLINIC Benefits : A very thorough check Generally preferred by SU Engagement

  15. WELL PERSON CLINIC Downside : Social inclusion Skills/limits Time costs Using Trainee

  16. WELL PERSON CLINIC Future : GP session ? Audit

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