1.7 CAMHS Timescale to be confirmed Vicky Sharrock (Simon Barber- work stream sponsor) Review and development of CAMHS ongoing within the wider Manchester Devolution Health & Social Care work stream. GM Strategic Mental Health Partnership Board has oversight. Positive developments to CAMHS’s being undertaken within Manchester Health & Social Care Devolution Improving mental health crisis services 1.8 Integrate the work of the Crisis Care Concordat into a wider Greater Manchester Mental Health Strategy Strategy to be completed by beginning of November 2015 Warren Heppolette . A number of workshops have already taken place with key senior stakeholder producing a proposal paper. Strategic Mental Health Partnership Board & Executive to be reconstituted to own, develop and drive the strategy. Strategy to provide a whole public service approach to mental health taking advantage of the GM Devolution Agreement and integrating with the GM Public Service Reform agenda particularly around Complex Dependency New Board has met to set parameters for strategy development. New Executive also to meet in August. Whilst governance arrangements in transition Crisis Care Concordat Working Group will convene to ensure action plan continues to be driven forward. 1.9 The Sanctuary 24/7 Sanctuary number for service Users On-going Nicky Lidbetter, Self Help Services Monies Secured from NHS England to deliver a 24/7 helpline for people in crisis. Launched August 2015. Communications and marketing strategy is in place. 1.10 The Sanctuary. Providing a service to people struggling with mental health issues who need support but are below the need for section 136. 8pm-6am availability to provide support to people who are self-referred or referred from other agencies. On-going Nicky Lidbetter, Self Help Services City wide Manchester service. Offers phone and face to face support throughout the night. New hours of operation: 365 nights a year from 8pm through to 6am. Referral pathways in place with GMP & British Transport Police. Conveyancing arrangement in place with NWAS. The Sanctuary is in place in three areas at this time.
response. This action forms part of the CQUIN schedule for 2015-16. A dedicated project manager, senior nurse, is leading on this project with quarters 1 and 2 1.18 Information sharing protocol with GPs Suggested action Sandy Bering To enhance the support in place before crisis, agreed information sharing/confidentiality protocols should be in place with GPs, recommendations from DVHR’s should be linked in and mutual referral processes should be in place for identified individuals in need of support. Being set aside for scoping and options appraisal. 2. Access to support before crisis point No. Action Timescale Led By Outcomes Improve access to support via primary care 2.1 Business case submitted to CCG for city-wide of successful Shared Point of Access pilot in Salford South, involving all Salford IAPT providers in order to improve waiting times and recovery rates. March 31st, 2016 in partnership with GMW (Alison Harris –clinical lead for Salford Primary Care Psychological Therapies Service) and other providers Roll-out to take place form 1st April, 2016 if recurrent funding is secured. Access to Primary care NICE-recommended psychological therapies for common mental health disorders already available primarily through GP referrals to Six Degrees CIC or the GMW-provided Salford Primary Care Psychological Therapies Service. (However, this service cannot be seen
as a step-down service for patients still at risk of suicide). 2.2 Guardian Angel Dementia Buddies devices Ongoing Peter Harrison (Wigan borough CCG) Wigan CCG, GMF&RS and GMP are supporting the Good Deeds Charity with raising awareness of Guardian Angel Dementia Buddy devices. GMF&RS have covered funding costs for each person in the Borough with a dementia diagnosis to be given two devices of their choice, as part of the Dementia Friendly Communities programme. Devices (badges, bracelets, bag tag or key rings) are chipped and readable from most mobile phones when the NFC setting is open, providing a name and an emergency carer contact number once scanned. The devices will assist Police, NW Ambulance Service, Fire Service and members of the public to contact family members promptly for people with dementia who may be found confused and alone rather than take to an A/E department. 2.3 Raising awareness across GM area of Guardian Angel Dementia Buddy devices. Ongoing Mike Aldred (Good Deeds Trust Charity with support from Adele Owen – GMP) Aim- For residents and services to be aware of Dementia Buddy devices and how they can be obtained and utilised.