East Berkshire ADHD pathway implementation

East Berkshire autism and attention deficit disorder (ADHD) pathway implementation

East Berkshire CCG

Following the production of the final review report the CCG commissioned Attain to begin to implement the new pathway changes.

Attain’s objectives were to:

Lead the CCG and partners through the first two phases of implementing the new care pathways
With local providers and partners, carry out a process review (of diagnostic pathways) to improve the efficient use of system resources and positive experience of service users and their families/carers
Review and map all autism and ADHD training for key workers/parent carers/service users and to move to a more coordinated approach for this

Carried out a baseline assessment of the NICE autism and ADHD guidlines for each service area and created actions plans where there were gaps
With the service leads, we created service process maps identified hotspot area for improvement
Created service improvement plans for each service area
Developed a demand and capacity workforce model for all service areas and modelled future workforce needs
Mapped all training available for professionals, service users parents and carers
Validated the information and collected views on what the future training and support should look like
Co-designed an early support service specification

We developed:

A task and finish group which met bi-weekly for the life of the project
A communication plan and website page developed
An easy read version of the report from phase one developed
NICE guidlines action plan for autism 0-19, adults autism and all age ADHD
Process maps for each service area together with actions plans to address hotspot area for improvement.
A workforce modelling tool and summary report outlining resources required for the future
A training guide for professionals outlining all training currently available
An early help service specification