Independent Community Care Management Services

WHY CHOOSE ICCM
	Statement of Purpose
	Case Management
	Case Studies

GOOD PRACTICE

Case Management -

• Provides least invasive care in least invasive settings

• Supports effective primary care

• Focuses on patients in the community carrying the highest burden of disease

• Builds partnerships with secondary care clinicians & social services

• Identifies patients who are at high risk of unplanned admissions to hospital

• Enables each person to have a personalised care plan based upon their needs, preferences and choices

• Integrates the patient journey throughout all parts of the health and social care system

Supporting People with Long Term Conditions, February 2005

ICCM Cares!

Independent Community Care Management Services

ICCM supports people who have undergone, or are undergoing, a major trauma in their life.

This care primarily focuses on people who have had a problem with their central nervous system – neurological conditions. These include -

ICCM Service Areas

National Service Framework

Sudden Onset
e.g. Brain Injury, or Spinal Cord Injury
Intermittent & Unpredictable
e.g. Epilepsy or MS
Progressive
e.g. MND, or Parkinson's Disease
Stable with Changing Needs
e.g. Post Polio Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy in adults

Individuals with complex needs, and long-term community rehabilitation, require diverse professional input and guidance. ICCM adopts a Case Management approach since it allows a responsible individual, the Case Manager, to channel the most appropriate input for the benefit of each client. They are supported by a range of ICCM professionals, including -

Consultant Neuro-psychologist
Specialist Spinal Cord Nursing
Palliative Care Nursing
General Nursing
Mental Health Nursing
Social Work

Clients, their families and ICCM carers are trained and guided by these professionals.