NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group : Rotherham Safe Space Service

In September 2020 NHS England published the advancing-mental-health-equalities-strategy which reiterates that :

- Different groups access services differently, with underrepresentation in some services and overrepresentation in others. This is an inequality in access.

- Different groups report having different levels of satisfaction with the healthcare they receive. This is an inequality in experience.

- Different groups receiving the same treatment also have different recovery outcomes. This is an inequality in outcomes.

Local

The Rotherham Place Plan Reset: Assessment of Priorities (June 2021) has identified the following key priority:

MH/LD20: Develop at least one alternative crisis service to hospital admission.

The following local outcomes have been identified in relation to this Service:

- Reduced risk of deteriorating wellness.

- Reconnection to neighbourhood support, peers, friends.

- Reduced social isolation.

- Increase access to mental health support for underserved groups.

- Build trust, self-worth, and a practical recovery pathway.

- Facilitate and capture patient voice to drive service improvement.

- Supporting communities to enhance skills and knowledge to identify deteriorating mental health

In 2021/22 funding available to establish the model £25,000, this is not recurrent funding. In 2022/23 funding available is £134,062 for staffing and delivery of the model. For 23/24 only available if option to extend is taken is £134,062. This figure includes all aspects of the service to be delivered.