Issue - meetings

Wayne Connor-Scahill from the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) presented a report on consultation responses to proposals for a redesign of the Community Mental Health Service. The report contained a summary of themes identified from responses and how the CWP would address the concerns raised by service users and carers.

Members of the Committee asked questions and the following points arose:

·         It was important to ensure that terminology used in consultations was easy for service users to understand and that the use of acronyms needed to be limited. It was suggested that this would help to improve responses to consultation.       

·         The Committee wanted to know what changes were going to be made to proposals as a result of the consultation. CWP would report this information at a future meeting.  

·         CWP’s Stepped Approach to Recovery (StAR) model included an emphasis on exposing service users to normal ways of life and encouraging those users without occupations to contribute to the community through volunteer work. Contribution to society was considered a key aspect of helping people in their recovery from mental illness.

RESOLVED:

(a)  That the report be noted.   

(b)  That the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust be requested to attend a meeting in October 2013 to present a report on the performance of its new arrangements for the Community Mental Health Service.