Verbal Update by Care Group Director for Adult Mental Health Services, Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust
Minutes:
The Care Group Director for Adult Mental Health services, Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust provided an update to Members on the work undertaken by the Trust following the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections of the Adult Mental Health (AMH) and Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) in January and May and visits of CAMHS, Forensic, Community Adult Mental Health and the Crisis Team in June 2021.
It was reported that following the inspection, work had been undertaken across the organisation, including community services, to improve systems and processes to safely assess and mitigate patient risk; that this included all key risk information for patients being contained in one place and a range of quality assurance measures; and a further visit was expected in the coming months.
Following a question regarding staffing levels, Members were informed that significant work had been undertaken to address staffing levels and a range of incentives were in place to recruit staff; and following concerns raised regarding CAMHS, the Care Group Director for Adult Mental advised Members of the actions in place, including a Keeping In Touch (KIT) process for those on a waiting list and improved mental health support in schools, including online resources.
RESOLVED – (a) That the Care Group Director for Adult Mental Health services, Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust, be thanked for his update on the CQC inspections.
(b) That Members receive an update on CAMHS at a future meeting of this Scrutiny Committee.