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In group: Mental health and persistent pain
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Matthew Mezey posted an update in the group Mental health and persistent pain 4 years, 11 months ago
Just thought I’d mention this, in case it’s relevant to the Lab.
Big Life group are doing work to implement a multi-modal practitioner training programme for people who work with clients with multiple needs – so someone doesn’t have to go to multiple places for support e.g. they can deliver housing support, low level mental health interventions, wellbeing interventions…
I’m hearing that it’s a disruptive innovation and really challenges the boundaries of professions
If it is relevant to the Lab, and you’d like an introduction to the Chief Executive of Big Life, I know a Q member who can introduce you.
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Hi Matthew,
sounds positive. I’d need to check but I’m pretty sure the Pioneer programme supported a couple of similar projects a few years ago possibly in Lambeth and Dorset. I can’t remember the exact sites. I’ll have a look and let you know.
If you turn anything up, that would be good to know.
Such cross-boundary innovations often hit real barriers, of course.
In a somewhat similar vein, there was a (multi-modal?) ‘Well’ programme at Bromley By Bow Health GP practices. But the efficiency and effectiveness of what these change agents were able to offer led to their work being rather invisible. It just didn’t fit into the medical model and all its traditional hierarchies so couldn’t really get real recognition.
Hi mathew, I would be interested to explore this further and to see if they already have a footprint here. I think you are right in how much we can go ahead with this because often a long period of networking and trust is needed before such disruptions are entertained but always starting a chat. my email address is drrdeepak@gmail.com
deepak
Hi Deepak – I think it would be best to explore any issues around this here in the group, so we can draw on its 60+ members.
I’m afraid I personally know very little about multi-modal practitioners etc, so it might be a fairly short chat 😉