Toucan to Lead Regional CETRs under New NHS England Delegation
NHS England (NHSE) has delegated responsibility for Care, Education, and Treatment Review (CETR) meetings and associated processes to provider collaboratives for inpatient admissions. Reach Out, the regional collaborative for adult secure mental health services, learning disability, and autism services, is serving as the lead provider in the West Midlands.
Toucan (the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative) now has responsibility for CETRs for children and young people who are in (Tier 4) inpatient services in the region and will report to Reach Out.
CETRs are a key component of NHSE’s Transforming Care commitment. They are provided to young people under 18 with learning disabilities, autism spectrum conditions, or both, who are in mental health hospital placements, at risk of admission, or receiving day patient care.
CETRs aim to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and ensure that if admission is required, the stay is as brief as possible. These reviews focus on delivering tailored care that prioritises safety, well-being, and timely discharge.
This new approach is aimed at transferring the oversight of CETRs from NHSE to regional provider collaboratives, with the goal of achieving a more localised and effective delivery.
Jo Hemming, Associate Director of Quality Assurance and Improvement at Toucan, said:
"CETRs ensure that our young people are receiving the best possible care tailored to their needs, focusing on safety, well-being, and discharge planning.
"By working closely with Reach Out, we aim to enhance these processes, ensuring that care is as person-centred as possible."
Nicholas Lea, Senior Clinical Pathways Specialist from Toucan added:
"This is a really important piece of work and aims to improve care quality and outcomes for our children and young people.
“It will help give us greater oversight and influence over outcomes for young people by helping our providers to better understand the needs of the individual."