In November 2020, the Complex Rehab Project as part of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership published two reports outlining the lived experience of people from our region. The project team reviewed the care and experience of 103 people in 23 hospitals, engaged with people and carers in person and anonymously reviewed plans of care and levels of need. The reports can be viewed using the links below:
The reports found that people experienced longer hospital stays and that being further away from home dislocated them from their family and local community. For many this meant losing hope, struggling to have their voices heard, and many had a higher prevalence of alcohol and substance misuse. A small group had very long-term needs and very long lengths of stay with no discharge plans in place. We also learned that there is significant variation in rehabilitation models and outcomes locally and nationally.
As a result of the reports, the West Yorkshire Mental Health Programme Board and the West Yorkshire Committees in Common have approved proposals to develop several new pathways for service users who have required (and may continue to require) episodes of care within a locked complex rehabilitation setting.