Issue - meetings

(Report of the Scrutiny Review Panel) - To agree the conclusions and recommendations of the Review

Cllr Jean Brown, the Chair of the Review Panel, thanked the Review Panel, David Hindle, the Mental Health Trusts and Rob Mack for their contributions to the report. A presentation highlighted the main issues raised in the report, and the recommendations of the Scrutiny Review.

The Committee offered their thanks to all involved in the production of the report. The Committee discussed issues arising from the report, and the figure of 91% of mental health cases being dealt with by GPs was raised. It was commented that GPs do refer people with serious conditions on to specialists, but the vast majority of cases can either be dealt with by the GP, or they may not be serious enough to qualify for a care level assessment. It was hoped that GP clustering would enable GPs to offer a greater range of services to mental health patients. It was hoped that the early intervention in psychosis service would be able to expand to cover the east of the borough.

RESOLVED:

i)                    That the report of the Mental Health Scrutiny Review Panel and the conclusions and recommendations of the review be endorsed; and

ii)                  that the report be referred to the Executive for its consideration