Background and aims
The pan-London compact is an agreement between London’s mental health and acute NHS trusts, local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, NHS England and NHS Improvement, London Ambulance Service and police services.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC, 2019) assessment of mental health services in acute trust references the work of pan-London compact, in which 27 London acute emergency departments carried out an audit of people going to the emergency department with a mental health related problem.
Outcomes
The audit found that 72 percent of attendances were outside of working hours (9am to 5pm) and that a high proportion of people were living alone and had problems that included self-harm, suicide attempts, depression and alcohol misuse.
Additional information
You can find out more about the audit by accessing the CQC ASMAT Report.
The aim of the ZSA Case Studies is to introduce users to a range of examples of new and innovative practice, with the broad aim of working to support people with their mental health, bring awareness to and help prevent incidence of suicide. Please seek further information by contacting the ZSA and appropriate professional input prior to making a decision over its use.
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Content last updated: 24/11/2022.