Issue - meetings

On 6 March 2018 (full agenda and minutes here), the Health Select Committee considered the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) transformation programme.

The committee supported the transformation programme as it was presented on 6 March 2018 and welcomed an update on implementation at its 11 July 2018 meeting, as well as a statement that could be used to inform town and parish councils of the AWP transformation programme (to follow).

The Chairman introduced the item which had been requested at the previous meeting.

Nicola Hazle, Clinical Director for BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, gave an update on the implementation of the transformation programme and the next steps involved with the programme.

Points made included:

·         Progress in the following areas was noted; Acute Community Unit, Primary Care Liaison Service, Place of safety, Standard Care and Discharge Packages and Bed Management. 

·         An update of the next steps of the transformation programme.

·         The importance of integrating and sharing information.

In response to questions asked it was noted that: the telephone triage had been working well and enabled a quicker response; The Acute Community Units were voluntary with an offer of support was provided between 4-6 weeks with an expectation that the service use would reduce towards the end of the 4-6 weeks. An out of hours team was also in operation to support the service users and that some detailed work was being carried out on home treatment, crisis care and response.

Resolved

1. Feedback from service users on the place of safety + include profiles of which service users were contacted, to be provided to committee.

2. To receive an update in a year (December 2019).