NIDMAR & CDMP: The organisational benefits Project Manager Working Health Services NHS Lothian Occupational Therapy Gerry Mcfeely : Sept 2013

Rehab pathways Patient Transitional Phase Employee / worker Span of Health Vocational Rehabilitation - where does our service fit in the NHS as a service? Medical Case Management: ‘Work’ is a secondary or indirect outcome in long term conditions? Working Health Services Dedicated job retention service Work domain interventions as routine Primary goal is employment outcomes Early intervention MDT Active case management

NIDMAR and Working Health Services Lothian

NIDMAR benefits  Dedicated case management role & identity  All team work to case management principles  Separates therapy from case management  Adds to standards, patient care and quality.  Helps meet our KPIs – case management is arguably our main KPI.  Brings accountability to the fore in case discussion and resource use