Thalamos for...

Local Authorities

Reduce the number and length of journeys involved with the physical conveyance of paper forms.

Targeted support

Working with Local Authorities as direct customers and as partners of NHS clients, Thalamos supports social services and Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs), who are responsible for deciding whether an application should be made to admit someone to hospital, to complete their statutory roles more effectively so patients can receive care without delay.

Thalamos eMHA reduces the number and length of journeys involved with the physical conveyance of paper forms by allowing all parties involved in the admission of a patient to communicate digitally and fulfil their role in care. Increased accuracy and Section 15 amend workflows save significant time in previously having to return to hospital sites at a later stage to amend errors or complete additional forms.

Benefits

Richer data accuracy to inform strategic decisions to improve patient outcomes and services
Access to patient information at point of need for professionals to inform decisions
Improved partnership working across organisations
Interoperable readiness
Reduction in errors, resulting in less time spent per admission
Protection for patients and their data
Improved patient outcomes
Clinical safety
Supporting current team structures (ability to share forms between shift staff and other teams)
Simpler information governance

Local Authorities, in conjunction with local trusts, can monitor all aspects of their involvement with patients and the MHA ensuring true compliance with the MHA in its entirety to reduce preventable errors and clerical based unlawful detentions.

Clinical benefit

Thalamos has helped reduce time spent amending forms per AMHP as they no longer need to travel to physically amend forms.

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Patient benefits

Patients can be discharged 1-3 days sooner by trusts using Thalamos – estimated annual saving costs of between £360,000 and £1.08m.

1-3 days

Operational benefit

Thalamos removes the ability to lose forms, which supports cross-organisational working relationships and speeds up treatment times.

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We believe that there should be no distinction or disparity between emergency physical and mental health care as exists currently.

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How we're helping

"As a newly qualified AMHP, Thalamos will help me to avoid most commons errors and ensure that I send the forms to the right professionals. I will not have to travel to the wards if I make a mistake with my application."

"Thalamos will assist patients/service users as the AMHP will have enough time to support patients and ensure that their rights are protected. Assessments and admission will take less time. Patients will receive a fast and appropriate treatment if the MHA are completed within a short period of time."

"I had a patient who was about to be discharged on a CTO but the doctor hadn’t completed the first part of the CTO1. As the meeting ran over, this would have been frustrating because it would have meant I’d either have to wait for the doctor, which would make me late for my next appointment, or I’d have to return to the hospital later. With Thalamos, the doctor was able to complete the paperwork remotely which meant I wasn’t held up and neither was the patient."

"Thalamos will benefit my role, if medical recommendations can no longer go missing and there are less errors then there is less risk of a re-assessment."

"Thalamos saved me hours of waste today. I have seven meetings booked in my calendar and the MHA office ring me to say I need to do a form amendment (from late last night) urgently. Amendment of the A2 form on Thalamos took less than five mins. Previously, I would have driven miles to the hospital/MHA office, etc, eating in to my work day and adding stress when I am also tired. Life changer."