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For Information: Implementation of NHS Pathways at East MIdlands Ambulance Service (EMAS)

We are making contractors aware of a change in triage 999 call pathways at EMAS. Urgent patients will be treated as they would currently and go via the 'dispatch' route, whilst less urgent calls that come into 999 will be triaged via the clinical hub, comprising of a range of clinical staff assessing patients based at both Nottingham and Bracebridge Heath. The primary aim of the clinical hub is to ensure that patients receive the correct level of treatment. This could include being dispatched an emergency vehicle, but it could also be that they are signposted to another service, or given self-help advice.

Pharmacy contractors will not see any changes in the way they receive referrals, as these will come through the established route for 111 CPCS, The data predicts that around 13% of clinical hub patients will be diverted via the Pharmacy CPCS route, equating to an average of 8 additional patients per site per year and around 1% will be simply referred to a pharmacy, less than one patient per site per year.

The go live date is 8th November in Lincolnshire and 15th November in Nottinghamshire.

Mental Health Support: Nightlight Cafes Update

Night Light Cafes - Offering free, non-clinical mental health support

The Night Light Cafes are an NHS commissioned out of hours, non clinical support service for people who are at risk of experiencing a mental health crisis. These safe spaces are hosted by teams of trained volunteers, who provide a warm welcome alongside a listening service and signposting advice. To make a referral for support from one of the cafes, please use the appropriate form here.

A referral is not a compulsory requirement but it does give  the opportunity to make contact prior to a visit which can often give new guests the confidence to attend. The Night Light cafe operates in several locations around Lincoln and has now launched in several other towns around the county in partnership with local charities. Please see the Lincoln and the countywide timetable here.

Nightlight have now launched in Market Rasen. They also have a new cafe on the Bishop Grosseteste University campus which is solely for students - please email Stacey (contact details below) to request further details about this cafe.
 
A cafe is due to launch in Alford in November, another update will follow with further details.

For more information, please contact stacey@actstrust.org.uk or call 0300 011 1200.

Beam cafe a similar service is available in Boston.  For further signposting resources see our website here.

Community Pharmacy Lincolnshire are on LinkedIn

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Community Pharmacy Lincolnshire is the name for Lincolnshire Local Pharmaceutical Committee. We are the voice of NHS pharmacies in Lincolnshire.  For further information about the work we do, contact chief.officer@pharmacylincolnshire.org or visit www.pharmacylincolnshire.org