The Devon Older People's Strategic Partnership (which has commissioned this project), is the lead forum for developing older people's health and social care across Devon, excluding Torbay and Plymouth. The Partnership includes members from the NHS, Social Services, the voluntary sector and representatives from older people's forums.   

Project Aims:

• To focus on developing care pathways that will enable a person-centred rather than a service-centred  approach.
  
  
• To develop care pathways which follow people's journeys through services, that promote 'seamless' experiences for older people with mental health needs and their carers.
  
  
• To look at how individual services provided by different organisations can work together.
  
  
• To consider how future developments can be planned for and implemented effectively.
  
  
• To evaluate the effectiveness of all services, identifying strengths and possible areas for improvement
  
  
• To consider all service providers when developing pathways.
  

Find out more:

• Steering Group membership
• Launch event - presentation material
• Launch event - Questions & Answers
• Press release Jan 04 (30KB - pdf help)
• Press release - 28 May 04
• Newsletter - July 2004
• Newsletter - August 2004  
• Newsletter - September 2004 (267KB - pdf help)
• Newsletter - November 2004 (127KB - pdf help)
• Integrating Older Mental Health Services (439KB - pdf help) - Community Mental Health Teams for Older People
• Open Dissemination Events
• Executive Summary December 2004 (100KB - pdf help)
• Questions & Answers about the Project (35KB - pdf help)
• Dissemination Events February 2005 – Questions & Answers (70KB - pdf help)

Contact:

• Local Project Administrator:
  
  
• Paula Seal
  Exeter PCT
  Dean Clarke House
  Southernhay East
  Exeter EX1 1PQ
  
  Tel. 01392 687171
  
  email: paula.seal@devon.gov.uk

Also on devon.gov.uk

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