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1 Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Suicide Prevention Strategy,

2 Foreword It is likely that we will know someone, directly or indirectly, who has died by suicide. It may also be possible that some of us will know someone who is in a place in their life where you are worried about their mental health. Reading this, you may be one of the many who on a regular basis have thoughts about ending their life. This confirms to me the devastating impact suicide has on everyone in society yet it is something we struggle to speak of openly and have a limited understanding of. As a provider of mental health services, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust plays a critical role within the community. Our Trust provides services for thousands of people, across all ages, at any one time. Our Trust believes it can, alongside other organisations in our community, make a difference for those vulnerable people who reach a point in their life where suicide becomes a possibility. There are many statistics regarding suicide and they play an important role but this strategy is not going to present them in great detail. This is because I hope you have started reading this booklet to find out what our Trust is doing for the benefit of all in our community. Together with our Trust and Clinical Strategies this strategy is an essential part within the three core goals of 1. Improving quality and achieving financial sustainability 2. Working as one Trust 3. Focussing on prevention, early intervention and promoting Recovery. This strategy commits our Trust to do all that it can to avoid the loss of life to suicide. We will do this by providing the right care consistently, and implementing tested as well as innovative approaches with partners in order to help people live positive and meaningful lives. Michael Scott Chief Executive 2

3 Contents INTRODUCTION SECTION ONE: What do we understand about suicide? SECTION TWO: Development of our strategy SECTION THREE: Our strategy SECTION FOUR: Implementation and monitoring 3

4 Introduction This strategy aims to support our staff with their continuous efforts to ensure people can be safe to live meaningful lives. It sets out our understanding of what has happened with suicides at a national and local level, including drawing on data from our own services. This information is important to guide our approach to reducing the number of people we have contact with who take their own lives. We have spoken with a number of service users and families who have informed our understanding, as well as our staff who care deeply about preventing suicides. We know that it is vital to consistently deliver good standards of fundamental care, and also to build on this, by constantly evaluating what we do and the impact is has. Our strategy is described in the diagram below. We will monitor its success both through data and feedback. It is designed to work on annual review, so the first year priorities are set out in some detail, and future years will then be based on what we have achieved, and what we know will make a positive difference in the future. 4

5 Section One - what do we understand about suicide? The impact of suicide is devastating for families, communities and people involved in someone s care. We know there are certain groups of people who are more vulnerable than others, and that having a mental health diagnosis is one of the risk factors. Social, economic and demographic factors also have a significant impact on rates of suicide, and an understanding of the broad and specific issues is vital in being able to prevent suicide. Individual agencies working alone will be less effective than system-wide approaches to preventing suicide; so our strategy is closely linked to the county suicide prevention strategies in Norfolk and Suffolk. National trends National data is compiled by the Office of National Statistics. The latest data available is from 2015 which tells us: In 2015, 6188 suicides were registered in the United Kingdom (UK). This is a suicide rate of 10.9 per 100,000 people (16.6 per 100,000 for men and 5.4 per 100,000 for women). The age group with the highest suicide rate in the UK was men aged at 22.3 per 100,000. Female suicide rates increased to 5.4 per 100,000 population, its highest since The chart below shows the rate of suicides per 100,000 population (age standardised rate by sex) over the period from There was a steady decrease in rates of suicide until 2007, when the rate began to rise again. Men are approximately three times more likely to take their own lives than women. This matches what we see locally, but not in the deaths of people in contact with our services. 5

6 Source: Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency High Risk Groups We know there are certain groups who are at higher risk of taking their lives. The issue of men aged taking their lives at a much higher rate than any other group is welldocumented, along with factors such as isolation, debt, lack of meaningful occupation and addictions. However, a number of other characteristics are associated with higher rates of suicide: Mental illness is a risk factor, although the rate has been falling from 118 per 100,000 service users in 2004 to 87 per 100,000 service users in Certain occupations are more at risk, including nurses, doctors, farmers / agricultural workers and veterinary workers, possibly due to greater access to means of selfharm and suicide. Men from poorer backgrounds are 10 times more at risk than men from more affluent backgrounds. People in contact with the criminal justice system also have a higher risk of suicide than the general population. People are at highest risk in their first week of imprisonment. Chronic pain, disability and living with life-limiting physical illness are associated with higher rates of suicide. Other groups of people who may have higher rates of mental ill-health (although detailed data on suicide rates is lacking) include survivors of abuse or violence, 6

7 members of minority ethnic groups, and children who are especially vulnerable such as looked after children, care leavers, and children in the youth justice system. Gay men and lesbians are at increased risk of suicide; 3% of gay men and 5% of lesbian or bisexual women say they have attempted to take their own life in the last year. The local picture Understanding the data at a local level is helpful in determining actions that can be introduced to make improvements for our local communities. Public Health in Norfolk and Suffolk are responsible for providing local audits to help shape suicide prevention strategies. From recent audits ( ) we know that: On average there are 77 suicides in Norfolk every year and 62 in Suffolk. The Suffolk suicide rate per 100,000 was 8.7 compared to 8.9 for England. Norfolk had a higher rate at A third of all people who die by suicide are aged % of people who had died by suicide had seen their GP in the 12 months prior to their death and nearly a quarter of people (23%) had seen their GP in the week before their death. In Norfolk, 43% were known to have had some contact with mental health services at some point in their lives (33% in the year before their death). The National Confidential Inquiry data from this period cites 28% as having had contact, but this figure excludes services such as liaison, well-being and addictions. In Suffolk, there was a higher risk of suicide in residents who were born overseas. Our Trust s data We have completed an audit into factors associated with unexpected deaths of people who died due to suicide in our services from From this audit, we know that: The majority of people died at home or in the community, so we need to continue to make our ward environments safe, but also to assess and care for people outside of hospital as a priority The majority of people who took their own lives had a diagnosis of depression We can work to better understand deterioration in mental health and the risks associated with this 7

8 38% of people were discharged from our services at the time of their death, and we need to work with partners to strengthen support available for people in their communities The majority of people had risk assessments, but not all had a crisis plan to steer them towards appropriate help when they were becoming more unwell This information has helped to inform our priorities. Section Two- Development of our strategy How we developed our strategy The strategy has been developed in collaboration with staff, services users and carers, multi-agency suicide prevention groups in Norfolk and Suffolk. We have used information from national and local sources that have told us about trends and new approaches to working to prevent suicide. We have also used our own information and learning from deaths by suicide of people using our care to tell us what we need to pay attention to and improve. Draft versions of the strategy have been reviewed by clinical staff and service users and carers, and we thank them for their support and time. Suicide prevention fundamentals Every day our Trust's staff work with people who are experiencing significant difficulties in their lives, providing care to help them through these periods. As an organisation, we work to provide the staff with the appropriate environments, equipment and skills to support their work preventing suicide. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has been supporting the concept of care bundles in physical healthcare for many years, particularly in the area of infection prevention. A bundle is a structured way of improving the processes of care and patient outcomes: a small, straightforward set of evidence-based practices generally three to five that, when performed collectively and reliably, have been proven to improve patient outcomes. Applied to suicide prevention, we have determined a core set of fundamental commitments that decrease the likelihood of suicide, and commit to ensuring that these are embedded within our clinical pathways. These fundamental commitments include the following examples: Training - Assessing the risk of suicide is a core skill. Research continues to increase understanding of suicide and it is important to update and develop staff knowledge. Staff require training that helps them to assess and support people with the risks and challenges in their lives. Providing safe places where we provide care - We work to make our hospitals and community bases as safe as possible by removing or managing items that could be used to cause harm. Providing services to meet the needs of the community - The needs of the community are always changing and we look to respond by providing services that are up to date both 8

9 in their ease of access and best practice. These include the Wellbeing Service (to which people can self-refer) and increasing the hours of General Hospital Liaison Services where demand has required it. Seven day follow up from in-patient services - The period of time following discharge from hospital can be overwhelming for many. We ensure we meet the national standard of making contact within seven days of a person s discharge from hospital. Prescribing medication in safe amounts - Medication does much to help people live full and meaningful lives. However, medication also has the potential to cause harm. Using assessment at its core, we prescribe medication in a range of ways to support the safety of its users. Seeking to learn from events where people have died - When such tragic events occur we use an investigation process that looks to identify lessons and implement changes to prevent further deaths. These fundamental commitments are already routinely monitored, and will continue to form the basis for providing safe care. Accepting all these actions are made with the intention to reduce the potential of suicide, the strategy will focus efforts on key priorities. By using priorities we can respond to new understanding and emerging themes, applying actions to local services as well as across the Trust. Making a statement of these priorities is the first step in our commitment to action. 9

10 Section Three- Our strategy Our Trust commits to do all that it can to avoid the loss of life to suicide, acknowledging its complexity and the need to work with partners in the community. It is our belief that priorities are about improving an area of need and doing something new, stretching beyond what it is already doing. Within our strategy we commit to ensuring we deliver the fundamentals of safe care consistently, applying the evidence for suicide prevention across all care pathways. These fundamentals include: training; providing safe environments; providing services that meet the needs of people in the community; following up on people discharged from in-patient care within seven days; providing medication in safe amounts; and learning from events. Applying new ideas and actions can be exciting and rewarding but must be completed in an ordered way that ensures safety and supports people going through the change. For a large organisation, such as the Trust, this requires thought and planning. In order to have the best chance of success we believe we should focus on a defined number of priorities with actions which are reviewed on a yearly basis. These priorities have been formed through talking with service users, carers, staff and other organisations we have contact with (e.g. multi agency county suicide prevention groups). We use information from national and local sources that tell us about trends in suicide and new approaches to working. We have also used our own information and learning from deaths by suicide of people in our care to tell us what we need to pay attention to and improve. The key priorities this strategy will focus on are: Clinical Pathways Working with family and carers Supporting staff with the most up to date skills and knowledge Innovations Working with partners to deliver countywide actions Clinical Pathways- We are all individuals and have different challenges and support needs. Providing for such a range of needs requires the organisation to ensure the right care is provided at the right time. In health these are called clinical pathways. Clinical pathways can become very complex requiring regular review and amendment to ensure they are meeting the evolving needs of its service users. Linking with the clinical and recovery strategies, this priority will focus on the safety of pathways and how these affect people s risk of suicide. Through getting the essentials of assessment and care planning right, every time, we can provide the best opportunity to make a difference to our service users lives. How will we do this Increase the availability of male specific interventions across the community; 10

11 Develop the pathway of care for people experiencing affective disorders (depression, anxiety); Develop the pathways of care for people experiencing crisis; Integrate the recovery principles into our practice of care; Seek to understand local needs in respect of differing population groups in respect of suicide risk; Ensure the right clinical support is available at the time it is needed; Continue to ensure safety is critical in our decisions about the medication people need; Examine and develop the safety for service users at the time of discharge from services; Continue to examine and evaluate our understanding of suicide in the local area transferring learning into clinical practice; Working with family and carers- Supporting a loved one who is experiencing suicidal thoughts is a frightening experience. People are worried about how to act and what practical support they can provide. It can also be overwhelming having contact with a range of professionals who may be involved. This priority pledges us to further enhance the way we support family and carers who in turn support service users through these challenging times in their life. How will we do this Make every contact count with families and carers through listening and responding to the information they provide; Provide families and carers with increased information on the aspect of safety and suicide risk; Ensure families and carers are supported in their role; Ensure we are open and provide as much information as possible to support their role, with respect to the boundaries of confidentiality; Continued implementation of the service user and carers strategy to ensure that they are at the centre of their care; Encourage family and carer education through the Recovery college. Supporting staff with the most up to date skills and knowledge- Staff are our most valued asset in providing high quality and safe care. It is critically important staff are working with the most up to date skills and knowledge in order to enhance understanding of suicide. The evidence base for suicide prevention continues to develop and we pledge that staff will be supported in this area. How will we do this Review our risk assessment and suicide prevention training involving service users, families and carers; Provide staff with the skills and knowledge to support those with a chronic risk of suicide; 11

12 Support staff in their knowledge and confidence of situations where it is appropriate to discuss an individual s risks with families and carers without their explicit consent; Support staff knowledge and skills in developing safety plans that meet the needs of the individual; Innovations- Prevention of suicide is complex with wide ranging influencing factors. Taking steps to prevent suicide relies on trying and testing new actions, pathways and services that may not yet have an established evidence base. This priority pledges us to apply innovations that have been developed elsewhere but also to look at creating and testing new ideas. How will we do this Make follow up contact with people who have experienced acute distressing events which have had a single or brief contact with Trust services e.g. acute liaison services; Establish a working group to explore the principles and implications of Open Dialogue within clinical practice; Explore how the Trust, in combination with partners, may introduce community spaces where people in acute mental distress may seek support; Development of safety cards which involve stay safe planning; Explore how the Trust could introduce the letter of hope within clinical practice Working with partners to deliver countywide actions- Actions to prevent suicide require partnership and collaboration. Both Norfolk and Suffolk have multi agency suicide prevention groups. As part of the Five Year Forward plan for Mental Health, each county is working to a multi-agency suicide prevention plan supporting a 10% reduction in suicides nationally. We will play a key role in supporting these countywide actions. 12

13 Section Four: Implementation and Monitoring We will implement the suicide strategy over a five year period, starting in This strategy can only be viewed as a success when the words in this booklet are translated into action. To help give these words life, the strategy will be overseen by a steering group whose role will be to ensure the priorities are being implemented through a series of actions. Membership of the group will involve service user and carer representatives, and Trust staff. The monitoring group will review the impact of the actions whilst looking for new opportunities and interventions to apply, refreshing these on an annual basis. The steering group will report to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis via the patient safety paper. Reducing suicide is the primary aim of this strategy, monitored via Trust data for this outcome. Due to the many factors influencing suicide, making judgement of the progress of the strategy from this outcome measure alone is difficult. Additional measures will focus on the outcomes and completion of actions within the five key areas. Overall outcome statements: Clinical Pathways- The strategy will influence the provision of clinical pathways with safety at its core. This will be measured through the effects of improvement methods influencing design of pathways of care. Working with family and carers- The strategy will develop and enhance the way the Trust works with family and carers who support people at risk of suicide, using a range of measures to capture their experience. Supporting staff with the most up to date skills and knowledge- The strategy commits the Trust to support staff with the most up to date skills and knowledge through a range of learning methods. The outcome measure will be the breadth of learning opportunities available. Innovations- The strategy supports the Trust to apply innovations in order to develop the ways in which the Trust supports people at risk of suicide. The outcome measure will be the number of innovations applied and assessment of their impact. Working with partners to deliver countywide actions- The strategy supports the Trust to be an active partner in taking action to reduce suicide in our community, with the measures defined within the county suicide prevention groups. 13

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