Safety recommendation
It is recommended that NHS England, within the ‘Long-Term Plan’, requires services to move from aged-based transition criteria towards more flexible criteria based on an individual’s needs.
Response:
- As above, NHS England has committed to improving access to appropriate mental health services for young adults, including those with co morbid autistic spectrum disorder and mental health problems, in the NHS Long Term Plan.
Timescale: completed January 2019.
- The comprehensive offer for 0-25 year olds will deliver an integrated approach across health, social care, education and the voluntary sector. This will include potential expansion of existing needs-based approaches such as the iThrive model.
- NHSE has commissioned the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) to consider and review approaches to improve mental health support for young adults; this includes consideration of existing needs-based approaches to transition.
Timescale: completed January 2019.
Response received on 1 October 2018 and updated on 12 March 2019.