28 Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Strategy for Children and Young People 2014-19 PDF 585 KB
Paul Theaker, Commissioning Team, and Ruth Fletcher Brown, Public Health
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Paul Theaker, Operational Commissioner, and Ruth Fletcher-Brown, Public Health Specialist, gave the following powerpoint presentation:-
CAMHS Commissioning
- More providers than just RDaSH
- More commissioners than just Rotherham CCG
CAMHS Tiered Model of Provision
- Commissioners
NHS England
Rotherham CCG
RMBC
- Providers
Private Sector
RDaSH CAMHS (Sheffield Health and Social Care, Nottinghamshire Healthcare)
RMBC
Voluntary Sector
GPs, RFT
Where key services fit in the Tiered Model
Tier 1
- Health Services - School Nurses, Family Nurse Partnership, Midwives, Accident and Emergency, LAC Nurse, Health Visitors, GPs, Dieticians, Sexual Abuse Referral Centre, Rotherham Institute of Obesity and Parenting Support Advisory Service
- Social Care – Youth Offending, Parent Support Advisory Service and Family Recovery Programme
- Education – Rowan Centre
- Voluntary Sector - Barnardos
Tier 2
- Health Services - RDASH CAMHS, Child Development Centre, Paediatricians
- Social Care – Youth Start, Looked After and Adopted Children
- Education - MIND
Tier 3
- Health Services - RDASH CAMHS, Child Development Centre, Early Intervention in Psychosis, Paediatricians
- Social Care – Youth Start, Looked After and Adopted Children
- Education – MIND, Educational Psychology
Tier 4
- Health Services – NHS England
- Social Care – Disability Service, Custody
- Education – Educational Psychology
Background
- May/June, 2013 – Issues with RDaSH CAMHS Service
- ‘Contract Query’ process October, 2013
- GP Surveys – September and December, 2014, May, 2014
- Universal Workers Survey January, 2014
- ‘Top Tips’, Directory of Services, locality workers, GP events and IYSS conference
CAMHS Strategy
- Draft format
- Informed by National Guidance and local feedback
- Formalisation of some ongoing work
- From issues raised by families, carers, referrers and services
Draft Recommendations
- Ensure patient/parents/carers input into developing services
- Develop multi-agency care pathways
- Develop family focussed services which were easily accessible and delivered in appropriate locations
- Best value for money for the people of Rotherham
- Flexible working times – not restricted to normal operating hours
- Appropriate training and support for staff
- Transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to Adult Services
- Multi-agency single point of access (SPA) to Mental Health Services
- Services that demonstrate improved outcomes for children and young people
- Promote the prevention of mental ill health
- Reduce the stigma of mental illness
- Reduce waiting times and improve access
Next Steps
- Engagement of parents, carers and young people
- Finalisation of Strategy
- Continuing joint commissioner/provider improvement work
- Opportunities for engagement
- Pathways event
Discussion ensued with the following issues raised/clarified:-
· Improvement Notice served on CAMHS last year
· GP Surveys had revealed 20% satisfaction rate
· A lot of work and improvement had taken place over the last year
· The Local Authority put funding into the contract but no monies had been realised until receipt of a draft Strategy. Said Strategy had been produced on 31st March, 2014. A CAMHS Strategy was now also a requirement of Ofsted
· A meeting had taken place with parents ... view the full minutes text for item 28