Primary Care Psychological Medicine for NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire CCG

A group of patients that have been identified as using a high proportion of NHS services, accounting for using approximately 10% of total NHS expenditure on services for the working age population in England are people with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) or persistent physical symptoms (PPS) (Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health, February 2017). The purpose of this service is to support the reduction of the use of diagnostic services and outpatient referrals, attendance at A&E departments and acute hos...