A visionary partnership between health, local authority and voluntary sector workers has been awarded NHS Beacon status as a shining example of modernisation. Leicestershire Health Authority was one of five NHS organisations to be granted the award by Health Minister John Hutton this week in recognition of its work in mental health. NHS Beacons are examples of modernisation at its very best. Beacon status is awarded to organisations who show how the NHS is capable of providing fast, flexible and accessible services in those areas which matter most to patients.
Beacon status is more than a mark of achievement.
Those organisations named today will share their good practice with others throughout the NHS and its partner organisations and at all levels, through a range of interactive learning activities. By working closely with people in this way, by providing support and guidance, they will be playing an important part in helping others to make changes to their own services. Leicestershire Health Authority was awarded for leading a multi-agency approach to caring for the most disturbed and disadvantaged young people in the county. Future plans include providing alternatives to placing children away from their home environment. This is a terrific reflection on the hard work of a first rate team, determined to improve services for young people.