Leeds Active Recovery - joined up care with rehab at the centre

In Leeds, the Active Recovery pilot sees local authority and NHS staff working closely together to plan people’s discharges from hospital and to support them once they are home. Rehab-centred care begins with minimal delay. This way of working is improving patient outcomes, people out of hospital more efficiently, and enabling them to live independently. The Leeds Active Recovery pilot is an excellent example of NHS England’s Intermediate Care Framework (ICF) in action. The ICF, and corresponding new model for community rehabilitation show, for the first time, a concerted attempt to make rehab a key part of NHS planning and service delivery. The framework and the new model of rehab have strong national support but are guidance, and the recommendations aren’t mandatory. To turn the model into reality will require CSP members and other rehab partners to help this to happen. To find out how you can further the implementation of the ICF in your local health system, visit csp.org.uk/icf Leeds Active Recovery is a project of the Leeds Health and Care Partnership HomeFirst programme. Staff involved are employed by Leeds City Council and Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust.