Issue - meetings

To receive a presentation on the redevelopment of St Ann’s Hospital site from Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust representatives.

The Committee received a presentation updating on the development of the St Ann’s site, introduced by Maria Kane (Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health Trust - Chief Executive) and Andrew Wright (Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health Trust - Director of Strategic Development). The Mental Health Trust was working in partnership with stakeholders and consulting widely.  The general consensus had so far been that health services should be the main provision from the site.   A discussion took place.

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• Most services offered on the site would be primary and community care services and could accommodate any doctors’ practices that wished to move to the site. 
• Partners were committing to moving to the site and in response to the suggestion that dialysis training be conducted on St Ann’s site it was noted that The Royal Free hospital had already offered to provide dialysis services from the site.  Suggestions about training to allow patients to conduct dialysis from their homes would be taken back and discussed with The Royal Free (Action 48.3).
• Local residents’ suggestions that accident and emergency services be provided from the site would not be sustainable and, once consultation had ended, responses would give reasons for rejecting any suggestions.
• The Committee would be sent a document reporting on health planning conducted with the health providers and Primary Care Trust looking at the need for health facilities (Action 48.2)
• It was recognised that the NHS was constantly changing and that a review of the site might be required in the future but it was vital to start planning now and get as much health care provision on the site as possible. 
• A full environmental impact assessment will be conducted and will take into account the historical aspect of the site and planning applications submitted.  The clerk would contact Bruce Castle Museum to see if any historical memorabilia related to the old St Ann’s Hospital was kept in the museum (Action 48.1).
• The Mental Health Trust was in discussions with Transport for London about improving transport links to the area.
• It was recognised that moving mental health inpatient services to other sites possibly in Enfield and Barnet would create travel difficulties but with the rolling out of home treatments staff would only be travelling to the site for team meetings and other specific reasons.
• It was emphasised that the plans were still in the consultation stages.
• Thanks were given to Mental Health Trust officers for attending.

NOTED.