The potential for recovery from mental ill-health is often referred to as ‘a personal journey’ back to positive health and well-being. But, like any journey in life, it helps to plan the route, allowing for many potential hurdles along the way. The new Care Programme Approach (Department of Health 2008), intends to underpin this ‘journey planning’. However, without integrated care pathways, recovery can become a restricted destination.
Integrated care has become a core component of health and social care reforms, seeking to close the traditional divide between health and social care and in doing so:
At JMB Health Consultancy we recognise the practical challenges posed at political, organisational and service delivery levels in implementing models of integrated care. We offer our extensive experience to support your organisation in developing strategies that recognise opportunities for integration, and subsequently improve pathways to recovery.