In an exclusive interview ahead of his keynote speech at next month's Design in Mental Health Network conference , NHS England inclusive design lead Max Marulli de Barletta told The Network editor Mary-Louise Clews why the shift fo neighbourhood health should not be seen as a rush to blanket remote care, and why every local NHS system should have someone “whose job it is to think specifically about inclusive digital design”.
NHS mental health commissioners and providers must not interpret “digital by default” as “digital only”, NHS England's inclusive design lead Max Marulli de Barletta has warned.
Speaking to The Network ahead of his keynote speech at this year’s Design in Mental Health Network (DiMHN) conference, Mr Marulli de Barletta stressed that, while some people prefer to access services digitally, ‘for others in-person support is essential.”
Responding to some commissioner and provider fears that the government’s push to shift services out of hospitals and into ‘neighbourhood’ settings risks leaving some people behind, he said local NHS organisations “know their communities best”.
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