In October 2024, Level Up hosted a Transformation Event at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, with delegates from across Cheshire and Merseyside.

LU Transformation Event.pngThroughout the day delegates heard from a wide range of speakers including Experts by Experience, the Parent Carer Forum, NHS England, the Level Up Commissioning Team and  lead clinicians from across Cheshire and Merseyside. 

Dr Fiona Pender, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Commissioning Advisor for Level Up, said: "Our Transformation event was both inspiring and educational. We focused on hearing from our Experts by Experience about their transitions and insights from the Parent and Carer Forum.

"We also learned from NHS England about the New Model of Care for Tier 4 CAMHS. Not having the 18th birthday cut-off will help us provide more continuous care for young people and their families beyond the age of 18.

"To achieve this, we need to enhance collaboration across young people's services, adult services, and wider health and social care services to ensure seamless care for young people and their families."

Georgia, Level Up Expert by Experience Forum member said: "It was lovely to see everyone here today, and it was nice to see NHS England join us and learn about all of the achievements from the last year, and I'm looking forward to the future." 

Level Up - Transformation Event - Wednesday 09 October 2024 - Presentations.pdf

  • Slides 59-76: This presentation is a reflection of the transformational programme to date and will continue to evolve and change as we work through stakeholder testing and public consultation.
  • Slide 35: Fizz shares an insight into their lived experience of mental health services from the age of 12

 

Level Up Transformation Event Oct 2024 Menti Summary Results

The Gateway animation is freely available co-produced online resource for young people, families, carers, and professionals, who are seeking to quickly understand or share information concerning Gateway.

It describes the framework in an accessible, visual way, to help professionals describe the model to the young people and carers they work with.

 

Hearmyvoice banner.pngLevel Up, Cheshire and Merseyside, Young People and Families, Lead Provider Collaborative, alongside CANDDID (Centre for Autism, Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities), developed five co-produced educational films with:

  • Young people from Jigsaw and the team from Cheshire East youth support service

  • Young Carers

  • Parent Carers/Cheshire East Parent Carer Forum

  • CWP Children and Young People Urgent Support Team

  • Phil Morris, Director of Specialist Communication Techniques.

The films examine various techniques for preventing and managing a crisis from the perspective of young children themselves, parent carers, young carers, clinicians, and a communication specialist.

To watch the full series please visit www.levelupcm.nhs.uk/hearmyvoice

Download a copy of the programme here. 

09:00am - Arrival

09:30am -  Welcome and Introduction

  • Jenny Scott, Associate Director of Commissioning and LPCs

09:40am - Achievements Since the Last Transformation Event

  • Dr Anjan Mandara, Consultant Psychiatrist, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

09:50am - Overview of the Present Position: The Model we have now

What is a: General Adolescent Unit (GAU), Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and  Low Secure Unit (LSU)

  • Angela Campbell, Operational and Clinical Service Lead, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Experts by Experience View

  • LPC Experts by Experience Team

Expected Outcomes from LSU Admissions

  • Dr Laurie Van Niekerk, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Cygnet Health

Appropriate Places of Care Vision

  • Dr Fiona Pender, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

10:30am - Break

10:45am - The New Model and Local Stakeholder Engagement

Creation Process for New Models

  • Sahil Dodhia, Senior Project Manager and Expert by Experience, NHS England
  • Andrew Simpson and Louise Doughty, Quality Transformation Team, NHS England

Commissioning Priorities and Actions 

  • Jenny Scott, Associate Director of Commissioning and LPCs, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • James Hardy-Pickering, Head of Commissioning for LPCs, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Engagement: Opportunities, Challenges and Action

  • Dr Anjan Mandara, Consultant Psychiatrist, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
12:20pm - Closing Remarks
  • Jenny Scott, Associate Director of Commissioning and LPCs, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Lunch will be served from 12:30 for a chance to network and an opportunity to learn more about our Hear my Voice Films and Gateway Animations

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