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Charlotte Winter – Project Manager North East Offender Health Commissioning Unit. THE BIG DIVERSION PROJECT NORTH EAST. Welcome & Introduction. Aims of today: Introduce you to the Big Diversion Project (BDP)
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Charlotte Winter – Project ManagerNorth East Offender Health Commissioning Unit THE BIG DIVERSION PROJECT NORTH EAST
Welcome & Introduction Aims of today: Introduce you to the Big Diversion Project (BDP) Provide you with the opportunity to think about where you as a stakeholder could potentially inform/support the future development of diversion and liaison services Inform you of the latest developments nationally in relation to the national diversion programme
What do we know now? • Varied level of provision for those with MH/LD in contact with the CJS in the north east What are we trying to achieve? • An understanding of how diversion and liaison can be best offered to different populations in terms of : • Offender Needs • The geographical setting • Specific target groups • All criminal Justice Pathway Stages
How are we trying to get there? The BDP Strategy into Action
Government commitment to make liaison and diversion schemes nationally available by 2014, subject to business case approval DH have set up the National Diversion Network 101 members (54 adult sites/37 Youth justice sites/10 police early adopters) This network : Collect evidence to measure health / economic impact Evaluate standard diversion model Improve understanding of the information processes and technology required Clarify the shared role of key partners Advise and test on alternatives to custody. The National DiversionProgramme
Only stage in adult criminal justice pathway where healthcare is not NHS-commissioned In March 2011, Home Office and Department of Health Ministers agreed to establish a voluntary framework to enable Police Authorities to opt into local commissioning partnerships with the NHS – with the formal transfer of commissioning and budgetary responsibility for police detainee healthcare to the NHS expected in 2015 The NEOHCU are currently working with Northumbria Police, who are one of the first10 police force early adopters nationally, on the shadow transfer of the commissioning of their detainee healthcare to the NEOHCU as the lead NHS Commissioner. Police Early Adopter Programme