Hári Sewell is founder and Director of HS Consultancy and a former executive director of health and social care in the NHS. Hári questions how much is known about the experience of out of area placements of black or other racialised people.
Isaac Samuels, the Deputy Chair of the National Co-production Advisory Group, shares his personal story of an out of area placement.
Mark Trewin, from the Department of Health & Social Care, welcomes NDTi’s Close to Home paper for highlighting the need for the whole mental health system to work together to improve access to supportive community services.
David Brindle, the Guardian’s public services editor and NDTi’s ambassador and former chair, reflects on his 2010 story about ‘out of area treatments’ in light of the Close to Home review.
Drawing on our own work at NDTi and a rapid review of recent literature, our Close to Home paper aims to enable providers and commissioners to reduce out of area placements for adults with mental health problems and, where they are in place, to ensure they are used to best effect.
Ahead of NDTi's 'Close to Home' review being published, Kate Linsky, NDTi's Programme Lead for Mental Health, introduces the paper and reflects on its recommendations for adults with mental health conditions.
NDTi is proud to be working alongside all the partners involved in Model City London to help inform the development and use of a collective impact framework to guide local developments and evidence what works.
A short report published today shares insights and lessons from the first year of Model City London (MCL) – a community led, sports based initiative for achieving change based on local priorities and concerns.
Making sure people who work in NHS Trusts have the training they need to support people with learning disabilities
The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) has been commissioned by the South Regional Health Education England Intellectual Disabilities programme to find and share best practice in training people who work in NHS trusts to support people with learning disabilities.
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