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Changes to Mental Health Social Work Services

June/July 2014

Overview

In 2008, the Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health Trust entered into a section 75 agreement with Norfolk County Council for the delivery of mental health social work services to working age adults in Norfolk.

• This agreement ran until 31 March 2013
• 12 month extension agreed
• January 2014 agreement for transition

What changes are being

planned?

Mental Health Social Workers will:

• Continue to support service users with social

care needs

• Work in 5 locality teams across Norfolk
• Be based within the Trust in existing

locations

• But be employed by Norfolk County

Council

What will this mean to you?

• Give a stronger focus on social care needs
• More emphasis on personalisation and

personal budgets

• Increased focus on needs of carers
• More work to avoid need for residential care
• Greater focus on safeguarding

Benefits to you

• Local decision-making on care and

support

• More assessments and support to carers
• Timeliness in drawing up support plans

and personal budgets

• Reviews kept up to date

Each locality team will continue to have:

• Team Managers
• Practice Consultants
• Social Workers
• Assistant Practitioners
• Carers assessors
• Business/admin support

What will stay the same for you

• Your personal budget
• Your current care and support
• Support with managing your health and

your medication

• Your usual appointment with lead clinician
• r psychiatrist
• Service user and carer support groups

Things that might change for service users and carers?

• Your care coordinator – but there will be

further discussion with you if this is likely to happen

• Where your key worker is based
• In some cases you will have two workers

(health and social care)

• New social care referrals through central

Norfolk County Council number

Changing your care coordinator - what we will take into account

• Is major focus of your support health or

social care?

• Do you have a personal budget?
• Are you subject to Section 117 aftercare?
• When is your next review due?
• Impact of a change of coordinator on your

recovery?

• Anything else?

Approved Mental Health Professional Service (AMHP)

• A countywide service
• Dedicated Team Manager
• Full time Practice Consultants
• AMHPs on duty throughout the day
• Better links with out of hours (EDT) & CRHT
• Improved availability and reduced waiting
• Improved links with Police and Ambulance

Service.

Thank you for your time Any questions?