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NEP is looking to recruit Band 5 Nurses and Senior Healthcare Assistants to work in its Tendring area operations, in order to supplement the current workforce.
Anyone interested can expect to find out more about the role, the Trust and the benefits that working for the NHS brings. Support with paperwork will be offered on the day for prospective applicants, as well as the opportunity to participate in a formal interview.
Managing demand for planned health care is described in this report as a “wicked problem” – demand for healthcare is outpacing capacity to meet it.
Health economies have tried various approaches to managing demand; referral management centres, expanded roles, direct access amongst others. But the evidence base has been mixed, of variable quality and sometimes conflicting findings.
This synthesis of evidence sets out to understand what works but with a particular focus on context, to understand what works, in what settings and why.
Some aspects of crisis care appear effective according to a broad NIHR overview of mental health crisis services. Crisis resolution teams that offer home treatment and support early discharge from hospital, is one successful example – although UK implementation is very variable. Early intervention service models are helpful for people with psychosis, as is collaborative care for those with depression. Crisis houses and acute day hospitals, known as “safe havens”, are popular with service users, and supported employment may help prevent future crises. Finally, liaison psychiatry teams might improve waiting times and reduce re-admission. Many of these interventions are recommended in NICE guidance. Overall, there was sparse evidence on cost-effectiveness.