1. COMMISSIONING IN NUMBERS

2. 30% The percentage of all people detained each year by the police
(using s136 of the Mental Health Act) who will be
detained again the same year.

3. 296 744 The number of patients across England whose
patterns of crises are the most severe and who
pose regular risks of impact and harm to the
general public.
744
The number of emerging
patients starting to develop
these patterns.

4. £28000
The average annual ‘urgent care’ costs of a person struggling with highly frequent patterns.

5. 263
The number of Mental Health Trusts, Police Forces, A&E departments and
Ambulance Providers that all need to work more consistently and confidently
when a mental health crisis is reported.

6. 44 The number of people that can be supported in the community
for the cost of one patient being supported on a ward.

7. A&E and mental health services during one incident.
£2300
The cost of urgent care for one patient receiving support from the police, ambulance,
A&E and mental health services during one incident.

8. The average number of minutes that a suicide occurs in the UK.90
The average number of minutes that a suicide occurs in the UK.

9. 42 The number of project documents you will find in our
National Project Governance Library so your team
operates the same way as every other team on the network.

10. (please see ‘Resources’ section of our website)15
The number of strategic objectives of the NHS Long Term Plan we deliver.
(please see ‘Resources’ section of our website)

11. 30 the number of quality and safety components
built into the model of care that we use.

12. 90 the number of times one patient from the Thames Valley
travelled to London to jump off a bridge on the River Thames in 2018
(demonstrating how we must develop a single national approach to
high intensity patients who can be highly transient).

13. 11
The number of quality strands within
our self assessment process

14. The number of clinical benefits of the SIM model of care13
The number of clinical benefits of the SIM model of care
reported by mental health case coordinators during the pilot in

15. online training modules31
The number of
online training modules
used by our teams.

16. £3.33 The amount of ‘urgent care system costs’ being saved
in Surrey for every £1 spent on their team.

17. 4 The number of clinical roles within ‘health and justice’ teams
that we will be helping connect to the new
NHS National Record Locator

18. 18 The number of safety and quality features we think a
MH crisis café/safe haven needs, to confidently receive patients we already
know directly from police and ambulance, A&E/s136/Police Custody.

19. 2 The number of International Teams
we have supported to launch, develop and scale
a high intensity intervention

20. 64% The percentage of mental health trusts in England that are
currently live or setting up high intensity projects with our support.

21. I don’t usually endorse innovations but this one has my full support.
This model of
care works.
Working with the High Intensity Network is generating such optimism and enthusiasm amongst everyone involved. They have added considerably to our chances of success.
NHS MANAGER
SOUTH OF ENGLAND
SENIOR MH COMMISSIONER
I don’t usually endorse innovations but this one has my full support.
I cope differently now
Having my own crisis plan means I don’t have to keep on explaining my trauma.
SERVICE USER
SOUTH OF ENGLAND
GERALDINE STRATHDEE CBE
Former Clinical Director
NHS England
SIM is a ‘no-brainer’ commissioning decision.
SERVICE USER, LONDON
I was going to leave MH nursing but I am not now.
MH COMMISSIONER
EAST OF ENGLAND
MENTAL HEALTH NURSE, LONDON
I haven’t had a ‘blip’ in 3 months!
This is what coroners have been waiting for.
The person responsible for my life is me.
SERVICE USER
WEST OF ENGLAND
SERVICE USER, EAST MIDLANDS
CORONERS OFFICER
WEST OF ENGLAND
I never thought I would see this improvement in ‘J’
I used to have to self harm more severely to get help
SUPPORT WORKER
WEST OF ENGLAND
SERVICE USER, LONDON

22. BUILD TRAIN CONNECT IMPROVE