Positive Change and Impact

The North London Forensic Collaborative has delivered a number of positive service and quality improvements including:

• A programme of work aimed at achieving the national targets set out in NHS Long Term Plan with a specific focus on reducing the number of inpatient beds and creating specialist community services.
• A 60% reduction in the number of adult secure placements outside of London, and a 63% reduction in out of London placements for patients with a learning disability and autism.
• Community transformation work which has significantly reduced their reliance on inpatient beds, with a 12% reduction over the past three years.
• Investment in specialist forensic community services across each ICS for both adult secure patients and individuals with a learning disability or autism who are in the system, which has been created from the funding released from a reduced reliance on inpatient beds.
• Creation of 150 new posts working with more than 600 service users in Specialist Community Forensic Teams and three new community forensic learning disability teams creating 70 new posts.
• New ward of 16 beds for prison admissions to address waiting times.
• A system wide review in response to Edenfield has led to an improved standard of in person advocacy available on every ward every week.
• Investment in a physical health model of care aiming to reduce health inequalities focusing on obesity, smoking, substance misuse and cardiovascular diseases.
• Working from the ground up and staying true to its values and objectives, which has engendered a culture of support and continuous improvement.
• Operation of a collaborative research network to build an evidence base, evaluate services and conduct epidemiological research.
• Winner of the Excellence in Mental Health Care NHS Parliamentary Award 2024.