Commissioning tool kit for care leavers (up to end of life)

Author:
CARE LEAVERS' ASSOCIATION
Publisher:
Care Leavers' Association
Publication year:
2017
Pagination:
11
Place of publication:
Manchester

This toolkit by The Care Leavers Association as part of a Department of Health funded project to improve commissioning and health outcomes for care leavers of all ages. It provides advice on how to better meet the needs of care leavers through the commission process and provides guidance on how to go about commissioning a care leaver specific service or guiding generic services on how they can better meet the needs of care leavers. The guide identifies some of the key issues affecting care leavers, including social isolation and poor mental health; lists the types of services care leavers feel would improve their health outcomes; and highlights the importance of collaborating with professionals across services and undertaking local audits of care leavers needs. It also provides a summary of commissioning recommendations from the final research report ‘Caring for Better Health’. (Edited publisher abstract)

Subject terms:
care leavers, commissioning, health needs, mental health problems, social isolation, service provision, mental health services, health, wellbeing, clinical commissioning groups;
Content type:
practice guidance
Location(s):
England
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