Kooth’s Integrated Digital Pathway (IDP) relieves NHS pressures by offering immediate support to people on waiting lists.
Our flexible Integrated Digital Pathway (IDP) provides timely structured interventions, helping to reduce pressure at key pressure points in the system:
CAMHS internal treatment waiting lists - additional capacity to safely discharge
Crisis step-down - for inappropriate Accident & Emergency presentations
Neurodiversity assessment waiting lists - mental health support for those awaiting neurodiversity assessment
Kooth works in partnership with NHS mental health services to co-design, tailor and integrate successful intervention pathways.
In Lincolnshire, the ‘Help to Cope’ IDP pilot was developed in partnership with Lincolnshire’s CAMHS Crisis and Enhanced Treatment Team (CCETT), Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust, and Lincolnshire County Council.
'Help to Cope' allowed team members to refer out to Kooth to give young people immediate access to support.
In Suffolk, the ‘My Support’ IDP pilot was co-designed with Suffolk CAMHS. It was developed to support Early Intervention (EI) CAMHS by providing immediate online structured support for children and young people (CYP) aged 11-25 on Kooth.
Kooth's chief clinical officer, Dr Lynne Green, explains how the Integrated Digital Pathway is available for children and young people through to adults.
It works alongside CAMHS teams, using the same outcome measures and ensuring that people on waiting lists receive the support they need.
Kooth works through several stages to ensure each IDP maps on to local needs, including:
Understanding key pressure points in existing services
Co-production of ideal shared care pathway
Identification of appropriate patients for support
Our expert clinical team would develop a tailored IDP service to receive specific referrals, deliver focused interventions and work to an agreed process for discharge or onward referral, if appropriate.
