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Chapter 10 Recommendations<br />

10.1 Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong>, Social Services <strong>and</strong> Public Safety Recommendations<br />

1. The Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong>, Social Services <strong>and</strong> Public Safety should confirm through policy guidance a model for service<br />

provision in Northern Irel<strong>and</strong>.<br />

10.2 <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> Social Care Board Recommendations<br />

The <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> Social Care Board should:<br />

1. Investigate <strong>and</strong> address the high combined 'Did Not Attend' rate <strong>and</strong> cancellation rates.<br />

2. Routinely measure service user <strong>and</strong> carer experience <strong>and</strong> outcomes using consistent methods across all trusts.<br />

3. Ensure a collaborative <strong>and</strong> pragmatic approach is taken by all trusts to managing access to the regional child <strong>and</strong> adolescent<br />

in-patient facility.<br />

4. Ensure all young people who present in a crisis have access to emergency or intensive support services.<br />

5. As part <strong>of</strong> it's commissioning plan clarify <strong>and</strong> specify the core model for CAMHS, outlining the specific service definitions for<br />

tiers 2 to 4.<br />

6. Examine the reasons for the variation in referral rates to all tiers across Northern Irel<strong>and</strong>.<br />

7. Work towards the cessation <strong>of</strong> the admission <strong>of</strong> young people to adult wards through development <strong>of</strong> alternative community<br />

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