1. BARNET LINK WORKING TEAM
BRIDGING THE GAP

2. Aim
To support Primary Care staff to manage people with emotional/mental health needs.
Ensure the most appropriate service is offered in timely manor.
Improve communication between Primary, Secondary and Voluntary care services, including increasing awareness of services available in Barnet.
Bring front line mental health services to local communities to improve ease of access and engagement, and challenge stigma.

3. TEAM
The team is comprised of highly skilled and experienced mental health clinicians working alongside primary care.
Team includes:
Psychiatrists
Psychologist
Social Worker
Occupational Therapists
Mental Health Nurses
Graduate Mental Health Workers

4. REMIT Preventative work in Primary Care.
Utilising and integrating the vast amount of voluntary services in the local community.
Ensuring timely and effective access secondary care.

5. POSITIONING Voluntary Services Inpatient Secondary Care
Community Secondary Care
Link worker
Primary Care

6. Criteria London Borough of Barnet with South and West Locality GP.
Working aged adults who are experiencing emotional/mental needs, which impact on their wellbeing and may affect daily routine.

7. Interventions/ what we can support with?
Direct support to GPs and the wider primary care teams
Support to identify needs
Preventative work (through signposting, advice, etc.)
Medication management advice
Access to secondary care services
Facilitating a smooth discharge back to Primary Care
Short term interventions where appropriate

8. Client Centred Care Service user Voluntary Services Secondary Care
Primary Care
Carers