Provision of Severe Mental Illness Outreach Engagement Services in Hillingdon

The contract has been awarded to Hillingdon Mind following market engagement to invite capable providers. Hillingdon Mind has been established as the only capable provider.

Aims and objectives of the service:

-Support Hillingdon GPs to put in place a local search to keep track of SMI physical health check progress and to share that information with our local SL providers, so we can identify people who need support encouragement to have an SMI health check, specifically those from black and minority ethnic groups who need more intensive support for them to engage. -Work with practices and support the use of GP receptionist staff to systematically call SMI patients and invite them in - targeting 75% of the practice list to come in for their physical health checks.

-Educate all local Supported Living and Residential providers about SMI health checks and the importance of supporting service users to attend GP practices for the checks.

-Work with practices and PCN's to develop a model of SMI check that is person centered and delivered from community settings that supports people with SMI Greater access to and take up of other services.