The Lancaster Model - Kath Lancaster

7 Stages to improved community services for children,
young people & their families:

A scoping exercise to establish current practice, service delivery, processes and protocols
Step 1: Scope
Step 1: Scope
The development of a Health Needs Assessment Model (0-19 Years) - The Lancaster Model transposed to become individualised to each area
Step 2: Assess
Step 2: Assess
A training support programme for staff to enable the implementation of the Health Needs Assessment Model
Step 3: Support
Step 3: Support
The implementation of a Skill Mix Strategy to support the redesign of team roles and responsibilities, boundaries of practice and new ways to deliver services
Step 4: Skill Mix
Step 4: Skill Mix
Re-allocation of caseloads directed by the skill mix strategy and the findings from the implementation of The Lancaster Health Needs Assessment
Step 5: Redesign
Step 5: Redesign
The provision of a knowledge and training development package which supports training, change management and mentorship
Step 6: Train
Step 6: Train
A process of evaluation provided one year after implementation of the chosen modules, establishing and measuring the effect of the service redesign
Step 7: Evaluate
Step 7: Evaluate
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