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<p>The Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) model was developed by Humberside police force.
Where forces choose to adopt this approach, in partnership with health and social
care partners, police will only respond to mental health incidents where there is
a clear risk to life or serious harm. RCRP is not in itself a model for referring
people to other agencies, but is principally a model for police in control rooms to
triage calls. As such, we do not have information about how the model has impacted
on the number of cases referred to the National Health Service in the areas where
it is being operated.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is developing a National Partnership
Agreement (NPA) with the National Police Chiefs' Council, NHS England, and the Home
Office to set out the principles of Right Care Right Person and encourage a national
roll-out. The NPA will provide a framework for local areas to adopt the principles
of the RCRP approach, but implementation will be planned locally through partnerships
with police forces, health bodies and local authorities, to ensure that patient safety
is maintained and people in mental health crisis are not left without support.</p><p>
</p><p>It will be up to local areas to identify exactly how they adopt the model.
Police Chiefs are operationally independent, and moreover developing plans for implementation
in partnership with local health and social care agencies will be crucial to the success
of the rollout. NHS England are in the process of co-producing guidance with multi-agency
professionals and people with lived experience of mental health problems to ensure
that RCRP meets the needs of local vulnerable people. This local autonomy means that
it is not possible to provide estimates for the information requested on costs and
staffing requirements in the NHS, which will be determined differently in each area
according to localised agreements and structures.</p><p> </p><p>For the same reason,
it is not possible to provide an assessment of the impact of the model on social services
and other local authority-run services. The Department has engaged with social care
stakeholders in the development of the NPA, which will encourage police forces to
work in partnership with social services to ensure the model is rolled out safely.</p>
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