North London Forensic Collaborative Positive Change and Impact
- NLFC has delivered 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.
- NLFC has achieved 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
- NLFC leadership team believe they have had the greatest impact in their community transformation work which has significantly reduced their reliance on inpatient beds, with a 12% reduction over the past three years.
- NLFC has invested 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.
- NLFC created 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.
- A new ward of 16 beds for prison admissions to address waiting times,
- NLFC system wide review in response to Edenfield has led to an improved standard of in person advocacy available on every ward every week
- NLFC invested in a physical health model of care aiming to reduce health inequalities focusing on obesity, smoking, substance misuse and cardiovascular diseases.
- NLFC works from the ground up and stays true to its values and objectives, which has engendered a culture of support and continuous improvement.
- NLFC operates a collaborative research network to build an evidence base, evaluate services and conduct epidemiological research
