Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Interface Care and Discharge without Delay programmes will extend to mental health services.
The ideals and principles of the Interface Care and Discharge without Delay programs extends across all care groups, including Mental Health.
In addition to this work, in March 2021 we issued a £20 million Community Living Change Fund to be used during 2021–2024. This funding will be used to redesign services for people with complex needs including intellectual disabilities and autism, and for people who have enduring mental health problems, avoiding the need for out of area placements and reducing delayed discharges from hospital.