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PIONEERING work on the NHS that has seen mental health services and the police work together more closely has been nominated for a patient safety award.
The Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) project, run by Hampshire Constabulary and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and supported by Wessex Academic Health Science Network, has been shortlisted in the Managing Long-Term Conditions category.
The project previously won a royally-endorsed national health award, and is one of this year’s NHS England National Innovation Accelerator Fellows.
Hampshire Constabulary's SIM project lead, Sgt Paul Jennings, said: "The positive difference this project is making to people’s lives continues to be commended by leading respected organisations nationally.
"This nomination in particular recognises the long-term effects that SIM can have on improving the well-being and circumstances of a service user and their family.
"Understanding and managing unique and complex behaviour in a service user requires a different approach to care and co-operation, which the SIM project is providing by combining the skills of mental health professionals and police officers to influence changes that can transform someone’s life and prospects for the better."
The SIM project team will now prepare and deliver a presentation to the awards panel in mid-May. The awards ceremony itself takes place on Tuesday, July 4, as part of the national Patient Safety Congress event in Manchester. The full shortlist can be found at https://awards.patientsafetycongress.co.uk/2017-shortlist.
For more information about the SIM project, visit Wessex Academic Health Science Network's website for an overview and short video.