Engaging with Mental Health Services
A verbal update will be provided.
Minutes:
The Board received a verbal on the engagement with Mental Health Services.
It was noted that the Mental Health Partnership provided the primary mechanism for engagement with partners working in the sector. Other forums included the Older People’s Partnership and a sub group that focused on dementia and this was led by the Assistant Director for Adult Social Care. An open invite was extended to members of the Board to attend the Mental Health Partnership.
In addition the Council’s Mental Health Strategy had been launched last year and the Board was advised that there was a close working relationship between the Assistant Director for Adult Social Care and the Chief Executive of the Mental Health Trust.
At present the Mental Health Trust was undergoing a reorganisation and there was agreement that it would be useful if a structure chart outlining the new structure could be circulated once this was available.
The Board was advised that one of the key drivers behind the Mental Health Strategy was to support the delivery of more locally based services and the personalised care agenda. It also placed a strong emphasis on prevention and non clinical services such as the IAPT.
It was noted that Lee Bojtor, Mental Health Trust, had been written to on behalf of the Board, requesting that a permanent representative was nominated and this action was endorsed.
In response to a request for clarification as to how the relationship between the Mental Health services, the Council and Police would operate at an operational level and whether this would be via the Wood Green ‘hub’, the Board was advised that the Police were currently undertaking a piece of work ????
RESOLVED:
That the verbal update be noted.