Severe Mental Illness - Health Check, Vaccination and Screening Hillingdon

The NHS NW London ICB required the provision of Severe Mental Illness (SMI) Outreach Engagement Services in Hillingdon. Individuals living with SMI are often difficult to engage with for health checks and ongoing treatment, with high dropout or DNA rates. Poor engagement may lead to worse clinical outcomes, with symptom relapse and potential hospitalisation. Numerous variables may affect level of treatment engagement, including accessibility of care, and a patient's trust that the treatment will address his/her own...