The Working Together Group

1
The Working Together Group

• A Quick History

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The Problem

• NHS Psychology waiting lists
• Inappropriate referrals
• Psychiatric case records being created for people
  who did not require a psychiatric intervention

3
The Environment

• Good quality services being provided by health
  oriented voluntary organisations
• A range of group work, activity and individual
  supports
• Opportunities to share skills and expertise
  amongst organisations

4
The Radical Idea

• Develop a partnership with the Voluntary Sector
• Develop shared training and consultancy between
  the NHS and voluntary sector
• Do all this with no additional resources (!)

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The Partnership

• 40 organisations signed up
• NHS as a partner with equal status to all other
  organisations
• Representation at key NHS meetings
• Information dispersed (newsletter)

6
The Organisation

• WTG created as an independent entity
• Opportunities to apply for funding without
  affecting member organisations status
• One of the two key pillars supporting the
  development of the Public Partnership Form

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The Future

• The Website
• Re-visit shared training/resource directories
• Oversight and influence over local NHS
  developments through the PPF
• Continuing to recruit new members (approx 80 as
  of today)